China, shooting for the moon
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Eric Mc said:
Simpo Two said:
Those photos were taken by 'Apollo astronauts' - ie not taken from Earth, but probably on the way back to the the Command Module.
Exactly.The artefacts left by men on the moon are easily visible from 60 miles above the lunar surface. They are not visible AT ALL from 250.000.
There was an interesting comment made on Facebook ( by an American ) about the news of China's 5 year space plan - they commented that they expected China to stick with its plan and achieve all the goals stated in it, unlike the US where no space plan survives a year without being cancelled or getting its budget cut to zero
MartG said:
There was an interesting comment made on Facebook ( by an American ) about the news of China's 5 year space plan - they commented that they expected China to stick with its plan and achieve all the goals stated in it, unlike the US where no space plan survives a year without being cancelled or getting its budget cut to zero
The advantages of not having 4 year terms up to a maximum of 8 years. Also the advantage of a prospering country that doesn't have to pander to its population.
I swear that democracy (AKA giving stupid people the right to decide things) stunts growth in so many areas.
Seeker UK said:
Eric Mc said:
Still not taken from earth though.
Agreed, but wherever the camera, we have the means to detect activity on the moon.jmorgan said:
Lagrangian 2 (L2).... maybe?
Sounds like the Chinese already have a craft there?SpaceflightNow said:
Controllers dispatched Chang'e 2 from lunar orbit to a position at the L2 libration point a million miles from Earth, the furthest distance any Chinese probe has ever traveled from Earth.
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