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China quietly tested its first inflatable space module in orbit (spacenews.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wth does "quietly tested" even mean lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think that they didn't announce it at the time of. We learned of the test only from a recent statement, several weeks after the mission took place.

[–] ladicius 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yep. Why boast about stuff when you can simply experiment and learn.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

that western media didn't pick it up

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A relative worked in construction in China for a few years.

At one time, an undergoing project was almost finished and, being a westerner, my relative was expecting to see politicians arrive with the usual fanfare, inaugurate the shit out of everything, have the entire media circus around, etc.

Well, nothing happened.

Higher ups were informed, the work was finished, deemed ready for use. A few workers, out of their own volition, set off some fireworks to celebrate a work well done, cleaned everything after and went home.

The next day the road was being used.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

For something like a road it is a bit silly to make a big ceremony out of it anyway. It is not like we have never built one of those before.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I agree. Can I quote you the next time some two-cents politian insists in inauguring the smallest of public work?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Everything’s quiet in outer space