Posted on 07/01/2016 7:43:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin
In an agreement made possible by the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2015 between the Netherlands and China, a Dutch-built radio antenna will travel to the Moon aboard the Chinese Chang’e 4 satellite, which is scheduled to launch in 2018. Once the lunar exploration mission reaches the Moon, it will deposit the radio antenna on the far side, where it will begin to provide scientists with fascinating new views of the Universe.
The radio antenna itself is also the result of collaboration, between scientists from Radboud University, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) and the small satellite company Innovative Solutions in Space (ISIS). After years of research and development, these three organizations have produced an instrument which they hope will usher in a new era of radio astronomy.
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“Dutch-built radio antenna will travel to the Moon aboard the Chinese Chang’e 4 satellite, “
Now that is called “Going Dutch”.
Don’t underestimate the Dutch! Those windmills might be hiding missile silos. s/
If Holland is the Netherlands then who are the Dutch?
Dark Side of the Moon
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