China should just fly around the ISS doing flips and shit. Like, they need to bring a skateboard and do a space walk with it. Just stunt on the US as hard as possible
Pulling off a sick 360,000° kickflip
I experienced every single emotion at once thinking of this.
A three-hour tour.
A three-hour tour.
Decaying empire
President Xi please liberate our astronauts from the broken boeing space capsules 
They should get unlimited money for purchasing things and a book deal upon return.
Hmm, I hadn't even thought about their compensation. How are they paid anyway? Is it an annual salary or contractual pay per mission? I wonder if all of this counts as overtime.
After returning would they bother to buy one book at a discounted price, if they had unlimited money to purchase things?
8 days? I thought you said 8 months!
this is the same country that sent people to the moon
im starting to see why some people refuse to believe that
The most boring season of For All Mankind
The Martian (2015)
Wow that movie is already almost 10 years old and I've still been meaning to get around to watching it
Government contracting in the US is like if you need a $3 can opener but you are only allowed to order from Acme Corp and they send you a sledgehammer with a stick of dynamite attached to the end along with a $500 invoice
And then you are like yes good job this is exactly what I need and pay immediately then go on to see what else is in the catalog
can no one else just get them...?
There are 5 months left of this year what are you doing 
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