The Chinese lunar road map from 2005 leading to sample return from the #Moon in 2020 has been delivered on schedule (congrats #ChangE5!). In the West space programs are beholden to the whims of the electorate & their leaders, plans changing with each new administration. #Artemis?https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1339382569226313728 …
Actually I think NASA did very well with sticking to schedules for many planetary missions. It's the big flagship ones that struggles. Also central government control doesn't mean efficient execution - look at the Soviets in the late 1960s to 70s.
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Good points. I guess the Russia example likely comes down to horrific lack of funding. I was mainly thinking of Constellation (Bush/Mars) cancelled for asteroid redirect (Obama) to lunar gateway (early Trump) to direct to Moon (late Trump). Whither Biden?
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To the point of efficiency, we in china have always criticized the strong tendency to choose low risk and in our particular environment (we started very late) often means outdated designs.
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And so to address that, China's space design bureaus have already gone thru a few years of restructuring and transformation into a sort of experimental state-private joint venture. This process is planned to be complete by 2025.
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