China now orbiting the moon

[George P Burdell]

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese lunar obiter entered the moon's orbit on Monday, 12 days after takeoff, a feat hailed as a new milestone in China's exploration of space.

Chang'e One was given instructions to slow down by mission control when the probe was 200 km from the moon, so it could be captured by the moon's gravity, Xinhua news agency said.

Chang'e One is scheduled to scan the lunar surface from Wednesday in preparation for an unmanned moon vehicle planned for 2012 and a manned landing within 15 years.

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[FoBoT]

so, i guess walmart is opening a store there

 

[imported_LoKe]

Chang'e One is scheduled to scan the lunar surface from Wednesday in preparation for an unmanned moon vehicle planned for 2012 and a manned landing within 15 years.

A little late, no?

 

[ThePresence]

I think they lost this race.

 

[FusionKnight]

Who said it was a race? Kudos to them for being able to pull it off.

FK

 

[Goosemaster]

One small step for the Changy one, one giant leap for Hong Kong.

 

[Mucho]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
I think they lost this race.

Wasn't Russia a leader at one time?

 

[Scarpozzi]

We better hurry up and sneak a flag and some footprints up there before they discover the landing in the 60's was a hoax.

(just kidding)

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: FusionKnight
Who said it was a race? Kudos to them for being able to pull it off.

FK

Seriously. Gotta start somewhere no?

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: FusionKnight
Who said it was a race? Kudos to them for being able to pull it off.

FK

:thumbsup:

 

[nakedfrog]

So, who'll be first to the moon? A private enterprise looking for publicity and Google's $20 million to defray their costs?

 

[JulesMaximus]

China now orbiting the moon

Wow, the entire country is orbiting the moon? That's an impressive feat.

 

[Epic Fail]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

China now orbiting the moon

Wow, the entire country is orbiting the moon? That's an impressive feat.

Dont underestimate the power of cheap labor.

 

[alien42]

the chinese may have a late start in the space race but they are making progress very quickly.

 

[CanOWorms]

It is a race, but with India and Japan, not the US and Russia.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: alien42
the chinese may have a late start in the space race but they are making progress very quickly.

Well when all you have to do is copy other people's designs it makes it a lot easier.

 

[sdifox]

Finally, we can get rid of the giant rabbits in the moon. And bring Chang'e back I guess. I wonder if we can use her as orbital lifter.

Chang'e

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: alien42
the chinese may have a late start in the space race but they are making progress very quickly.

Well when all you have to do is copy other people's designs it makes it a lot easier.

wikipedia is an awesome thing... with funds and labor its relatively easy to get things into space, then let it fly for a bit to the moon... having things come back is the hard part

 

[Unheard]

The expect to land on it in the next 10 years or something like that. Welcome to 40 years ago China.

 

[Throckmorton]

Originally posted by: Unheard
The expect to land on it in the next 10 years or something like that. Welcome to 40 years ago China.

You're right. They're behind us in that they willingly fund their space program. :roll:

 

[sandorski]

Colonizing the Moon is the next Race. They are not way behind, they are catching up fast.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Technology to get there is a lot different than to bring something back; man or material

 

[maddogchen]

so these satellites orbitting the moon, can they take a shot to see the things we left behind on our lunar missions?

 

[mrrman]

wonder if they used counterfeit parts to build it

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Colonizing the Moon is the next Race. They are not way behind, they are catching up fast.

can we have something orbiting the moon within 10 years? doubt it.