| Nighthawk117 said: While China and India are trying to land rovers on the moon, the US has moved on and has rovers on Mars today. Until a Chinese taikonaut or an Indian astronaut actually walks on the moon - then you haven't really been there. Like I said, the US has been there and has moved on to bigger destinations. |
I see what you're saying, but travelling to a place once and never going there again isn't a good idea. That'd be like the British in the 1700's saying "hmmm, well we did just land on this entirely new continent, but instead of colonising it; lets just keep sailing on. I hear the Asians have this dank herb drink" XD
Also, I would definitely class having probes on another planet/moon as "being there", in the same way that the US is "on Mars" with Curiosity, Opportunity and the new one.
