Chinese space craft lands on the moon.

[Gibbo998]

Will this be the start of a claim for sovereign Chinese territory by the CCP ?

[randlemarcus]

No. Fairly clear cut international agreements on that point. Might they go ahead and colonise it anyway? Yup, but not sure a sampling mission will get them too far down that path.

[s1962a]

Gibbo998 said:

Will this be the start of a claim for sovereign Chinese territory by the CCP ?

As opposed to another country doing it you mean?

[Eric Mc]

randlemarcus said:

No. Fairly clear cut international agreements on that point. Might they go ahead and colonise it anyway? Yup, but not sure a sampling mission will get them too far down that path.

Except China is not a signatory to that agreement. So far, there is no indication that China is going to make any claims - but they could if they felt like it.

[eharding]

randlemarcus said:

No. Fairly clear cut international agreements on that point. Might they go ahead and colonise it anyway? Yup, but not sure a sampling mission will get them too far down that path.

You say "sampling mission", I say "nicking the whole thing one bucketful at a time".

Mark my words, give it a couple of months and they'll have the whole of Mons Rümker bagged up in a warehouse just outside of Shanghai.

[super7]

You'll know when the do that as a runway will appear in one of the craters!!

[poo at Paul's]

I hope they do colonise it, and all fk off there and take their bats and pangawotsits wiv 'em, grumble grumble, Britain first etc etc

[klan8456]

Gibbo998 said:

Will this be the start of a claim for sovereign Chinese territory by the CCP ?

I just confirmed with HQ. Yes.

[markcoznottz]

klan8456 said:

Gibbo998 said:

Will this be the start of a claim for sovereign Chinese territory by the CCP ?

I just confirmed with HQ. Yes.

It’s a bit of a grey area......

[B'stard Child]

I'll be more impressed if they take off from the moon

[Eric Mc]

B'stard Child said:

I'll be more impressed if they take off from the moon

That's the plan.

It's been done quite a few times already, but not since 1976.

[anonymous-user]

Chinese said:

Chinese space craft lands on the moon.

Hopefully the fking thing will stop working after a week or two and there will be no support or refund

[voyds9]

GSE said:

Chinese said:

Chinese space craft lands on the moon.

Hopefully the fking thing will stop working after a week or two and there will be no support or refund

This was the third attempt, the first two were lost in the post

[Gary C]

Official Chinese moon landing pictures from the BBC!



Im convinced.

Seriously, what is that picture about ? Did they land rabbits in spacesuits ?

And the text on it 'to go where no one has gone before' ? I suppose if they mean the third crater on the left maybe, or are they suggesting the US never went ?

Edited by Gary C on Tuesday 1st December 18:25

Edited by Gary C on Tuesday 1st December 18:25

[anonymous-user]

Everyone knows the Germans were there first:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX2cS8wvQHI

[Ian Geary]

markcoznottz said:

It’s a bit of a grey area......

Nice

[Hairymonster]

I noticed the landing was not live-screened - too high a chance of cocking it up again, but as soon as it landed, all TV programmes were interrupted to bring coverage to the masses.

I bet there were a few staff in their space control area contemplating life in a steel box with political dogma coming through a letter box if they screwed up.

[Sophisticated Sarah]

Good thing President Trump started Space Force

[Esceptico]

Gary C said:

Official Chinese moon landing pictures from the BBC!



Im convinced.

Seriously, what is that picture about ? Did they land rabbits in spacesuits ?

And the text on it 'to go where no one has gone before' ? I suppose if they mean the third crater on the left maybe, or are they suggesting the US never went ?

Edited by Gary C on Tuesday 1st December 18:25

Edited by Gary C on Tuesday 1st December 18:25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit

In Asian cultures there are folktales about there being a rabbit on the moon. See wiki link. That is probably why there is a cartoon rabbit in a spacesuit.

[Drawweight]

Gary C said:

Official Chinese moon landing pictures from the BBC!



Im convinced.

Seriously, what is that picture about ? Did they land rabbits in spacesuits ?

And the text on it 'to go where no one has gone before' ? I suppose if they mean the third crater on the left maybe, or are they suggesting the US never went ?

Edited by Gary C on Tuesday 1st December 18:25

Edited by Gary C on Tuesday 1st December 18:25

‘To explore brand new world’ ffs.

You can just about forgive Chinglish on a packet of crisps but you’d think they’d try and get the grammar correct on a worldwide broadcast.