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Title: China lands unmanned rover on the moon Post by: Rev. Powell on December 17, 2013, 11:22:39 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaQTSTrbT3w#t=167
Title: Re: China lands unmanned rover on the moon Post by: ER on December 17, 2013, 02:39:53 PM I was excited about China landing on the moon, and am all for space exploration no matter who does it, but I have been hearing reports of China's goal of militarizing space, including the lunar surface, which I think is terrible. Even the USSR pledged never to do that. I wish there was a collective space agency that was funded by all the nations, cooperatively. Think of what that just might accomplish...although now I think of it competition has often brought about the greatest amount of progress.
I hope China's achievement (and good for the Chinese, by the way) re-energizes the rest of the world to step up interest in getting human beings out among the stars, because over the last generation everyone's been slacking something terrible. Title: Re: China lands unmanned rover on the moon Post by: Rev. Powell on December 17, 2013, 02:46:55 PM Hmm, not sure why the video got removed. Here's another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOeCb3icIfo I agree ER, I hope this will get NASA off its ass. I would have thought this would have been bigger news, I guess people just don't care about visiting the moon anymore. Title: Re: China lands unmanned rover on the moon Post by: tracy on December 17, 2013, 04:10:44 PM If this pushes the world back into further expansion into space I'm thrilled. But please leave the politics and military out of it.
Title: Re: China lands unmanned rover on the moon Post by: zelmo73 on December 17, 2013, 04:39:03 PM but I have been hearing reports of China's goal of militarizing space, including the lunar surface, which I think is terrible. Even the USSR pledged never to do that. (http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/wp-content/uploads/dr_evil_laser_small.jpg) I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist it! :bouncegiggle: Title: Re: China lands unmanned rover on the moon Post by: Umaril Has Returned on December 17, 2013, 05:00:00 PM Well, now we know where the next chain of Chang's Buffet and Grills will be located.... |