Published: April 9th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

China knows us far better than we know it. In the Netflix satire Space Force, China wins the race for „boots on the moon“. By the time the Americans finally land, China has already set up a moon base ten times larger and more luxurious – practically a five-star hotel – and lays claim to the entire Sea of Tranquility, including the Apollo 11 landing site: „We are the first – you stay out, thank you. Go see other craters.“ To make things even clearer, the Chinese lunar rover rolls over the US flag at the Apollo site. Welcome to the new (space) world order.