re: #63 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

I foresee a joint ESA-China Mars mission. Maybe Russia will also be invited, but it will decline, preferring its American colony as its sole partner.
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SF writers often propose realignments of the major powers in the future. Right now, I’m seeing a Russia-USA alignment and a China-EU alignment, with India as a wild card. The UK is also a big question.