tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156253.post8794120045291497712..comments2023-10-30T10:27:49.215-04:00Comments on How I Am Becoming An Astronaut: A Time of Mixed Emotions at Kennedy Space CenterDamaris Sarria Toepelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18227979828521858802noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156253.post-2750719204567381762011-03-21T02:35:01.541-04:002011-03-21T02:35:01.541-04:00Big coincidence, as Discovery lands & US assum...Big coincidence, as Discovery lands & US assumes the position behind China as the world's 2nd largest manufacturer.<br /><br />Soon US will be the world's 2nd largest economy overall & that will be a bigger change. We won't be able to afford the world's largest space vehicles or be the default destination for engineering. Many of us will move to Hong Kong & Beijing to further our aerospace careers. US will have to barter for more payloads of opportunity on foreign vehicles & accept foreign idealogies like Europe & Canadia always have.<br /><br />China does not have universal healthcare & subsidized mortgages. That's going to be a tough concept for Americans to support.heroineworshipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441970270714146188noreply@blogger.com