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The US declared a space race with China—and gave itself almost zero chance of winning. By Noah Schachtman Illustrations by Jiawen Chen About 18 months ago and some 3,000 miles above the Earth, the Chinese robotic spacecraft Chang’e-6 released its reentry capsule, which skipped in and out of the atmosphere before parachuting into the grasslands of China’s Inner Mongolia. Inside were about 4 pounds of moon rocks and soil. It was the first sample return from the far side in human history. The original space program was the ultimate symbol of America at its screaming-eagle apex. Rocket scientist was shorthand for brilliant, and many of them were working in Huntsville, Alabama, aka Rocket City. …
摘自《连线》(Wired)2026年3月刊,Noah Schachtman。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。