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(OT) Given that the Chinese are balls-out with their space program, in a few decades it's not impossible to see those taikonauts walking all over.
On the other hand, any large-scale proposal NASA tries to bring on the table, it gets shot down easy in Congress or in the Oval Office, politicians worrying much about taxpayers' money... and legacies.
No surprises that China and Russia (and maybe India soon) are at full power with their respective programs.
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