large-scale Explorations beyond our planet provided as the dramatic backdrop for the
post-nuclear era power struggle between the U.S and the Soviet Union during the height
of the Cold War this uneasy tension propelled new technology gave rise to space agencies and
laid the groundwork for future developments in almost every mechanical facet of our life in the
early years of the space race the U.S and what is now Russia have long been the two space industry
Titans but there is a new competitor in the modern Space Race China will complete construction on the
tiangong space station also known as the Heavenly Palace later this year it will be the nation's
first Outpost in Space the first phase of the multi-module station was launched by the Chinese
National Space Administration more than 10 years ago according to the agency Tian gong station will
be China's most daring space Venture in today's video Elon Musk provides an update while we look
at China's remarkable efforts to construct its own space station and the future of space under
its leadership in the coming years hey everyone welcome back to Elon Musk Evolution where we bring
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the Bell icon so you don't miss any of our amazing videos according to musk the U.S government
will reflect on its 2011 decision to forbid Chinese astronauts from the International Space
Station when China soon has the only operational space station in the entire Cosmos one of the
basic concepts of space exploration is that it should be a collaborative Endeavor from Nations
Chinese astronauts are not permitted to use the ISS according to the U.S government China was
practically forced to build an entirely new space station from scratch after the U.S forced them
into a corner and gave them no other choice musk stated the U.S has controlled space and directed
the global effort to construct the ISS but the ISS is nearing its End by 2031 it will have reached
the end of its life cycle and be decommissioned you might be wondering why space exploration is
so crucial why do we need to explore space when we already have so many issues on Earth we wouldn't
have GPS precise weather forecasts solar cells ultraviolet filters cameras or sunglasses without
space mission musk explained China intends to control the future of space since space
exploration has significantly improved life on Earth China's space stream under President Xi
Jinping has seen a major unprecedented growth in planning China also intends to construct a
base on the moon and send astronauts there by 2030 in addition to developing its own space
station as you can see mosques stated China was compelled to build its own space station
for nearly 20 years China has expressed a keen interest in taking part in the ISS but the U.S
Administration opposed China's proposals in each case in 2011. the wolf Amendment
sponsored by Republican Frank Wolf prevents NASA from cooperating with China in space exploration
despite the ISS being operated by an international effort that is transparent and Cooperative
China was the only country to which the United States specifically said China just can't when
questioned about why the U.S Administration adopted this hard-line position the U.S
Administration announced it had made a decision to interdict China over human rights and National
Security issues the American Administration has previously exploited human rights as a tactic
to restrict foreign Nations but let's be honest how would Banning Chinese astronauts influence
the situation do ISS astronauts work to advance human rights in any way researchers merely desire
to collaborate with other intelligent researchers they are able to keep political differences out
of their employment Also let's be open about the fact that if a nation's record on human rights is
the Criterion for entry to the ISS we should also forbid American astronauts in contrast however to
how the U.S views forbidding China the communist country responds to International collaboration
the Chinese government has said it will continue to open to Global cooperation Tian gong will be
the only independent space station once it is operational in contrast to the ISS China was the
fifth country in the world to launch a satellite into space successfully toward the close of the
20th century but its list of successful space Ventures has been surprisingly full in the decades
before Tian gong according to musk a powerful satellite navigation Network that can compete
with the GPS systems supported by the US and unmanned Mars probe and Chang E4 the first craft
to explore the far Side of the Moon have all been made possible by China's frantic efforts to expand
the scope of their space activities in recent years future robotic explorations of the Southern
pole of Earth's satellite may be made possible by the discoveries made by the semi-autonomous
U-2 Rover which was the robotic probe's companion likewise as more private companies start to launch
new vehicles like cargo spacecraft and other satellites the country's commercial space industry
is starting to flourish a fully autonomous space station might serve as a springboard for upcoming
projects launching scientific research to new altitudes and advancing China's long-standing goal
of sending taikonauts the Chinese equivalent of NASA astronauts to and eventually Tian gong will
be noticeably smaller and have a smaller Personnel capacity than the ISS despite the fact that the
station will serve as a launch pad for several anticipated projects despite these limitations
The Vessel will have more than enough space to carry out extremely crucial scientific research
over 1 000 experiments will be carried out on the station over the course of its existence once it
is operational many of which were proposed by scientists around the world according to musk
what is evident is that many of China's projects adhere to a deliberate pattern of copying what has
already been accomplished and using the lessons learned by their Rivals to progress and enhance
their own designs the Russian mere space station which spent nearly 15 years in orbit before
disintegrating over the Southern Pacific Ocean in 2001 is one example of a space station that seems
practically identical from the outside China's historical problems with uncontrolled rocket
debris will also need to be properly addressed if the agency intends to encourage sustainable space
exploration as the Earth's atmosphere starts to fill up with more and more human-made debris the
nation is still the only one to test experimental space debris mitigation devices despite the fact
that there are no plans in the open as to how the country would deal with these issues
moving forward currently NASA is prohibited from working with China or companies that are owned by
China given that any International scientific initiative would at least partially be led by
the U.S future cooperation between Tian gong and the ISS is likewise extremely unlikely
China might be reluctant to join a partnership that the U.S has so much control over given the
U.S propensity to take the lead in its foreign activities but according to musk the station is
extremely enticing to many other partners that don't have such sophisticated space programs
not only underdeveloped Nations looking to play a minor or supporting role but also major
European nations can discover rewarding areas of cooperation with China nevertheless even while
China may be lagging behind and embracing the do's and don'ts of responsible space operations
many in the political and scientific world are optimistic that as the country's presence in
space increases they'll start to catch on and that ends our episode we hope that you
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