Decius wrote:
] Hrm... Space flight affords delivery of ICBMs. Manned space
] flight affords advanced surveillance capability.

China already has ICBMs and all of our space based surveillance capability comes from unmaned satellites. We are past the point where those are the goals to be attained by space travel technology. They have already been attained.

RE: China firm on its first manned space flight : HindustanTimes.com