Posted on 05/29/2023 1:33:49 PM PDT by Olog-hai
China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station, officials said Monday.
Monday’s announcement comes amid against the background of a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new milestones in outer space, reflecting their competition for influence on global events.
That has conjured up memories of the space race between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s, although American spending, supply chains and capabilities are believed to give it a significant edge over China, at least for the present.
The U.S. aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by the end of 2025 as part of a renewed commitment to crewed missions, aided by private sector players such as SpaceX and Blue Origin.
The deputy director of China’s space agency confirmed the twin objectives at a news conference but gave no specific dates. …
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Look at the bright side, we will be the first to put a tranny on the moon.
Been there, done that.
“We will put a man on the moon this decade.”
-John F Kennedy 1961
-Donald Trump 2017
-Xi Jinping 2023
They want to eat all the cheese before the Americans can get to it
But do they pass the DEI protocol?.
How much of our money has Brandon promised to send China to achieve their goal?
The USA is going away but the world will go on. Yes even in the former USA.
No it won’t. Not without great tribulation and the One who promised to stop it.
Don't touch the moon. I need it for loving.
Don't touch the stars. I need them, too.
All you frantic scientists,
Find something else to do.
My night for love will not be complete
Without the moon and stars to glow.
All you frantic scientists,
Find somewhere else to go.
They don’t have a rocket yet to do what they say they are going to do.
Hypothetically they would, but by 2030 that is right at the beginning of a desperate Chinese demographic slump. Are they going to develop all of that (”drawing board” rockets) and test it in time?
Well, the USA already owns the Moon so that should be considered an invasion of American sovereign territory.
“Whitey on the Moon”—Gil Scott-Heron
A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey’s on the moon)
I can’t pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey’s on the moon)
Ten years from now I’ll be paying still.
(while Whitey’s on the moon)
The man just upped my rent last night.
(’cause Whitey’s on the moon)
No hot water, no toilets, no lights.
(but Whitey’s on the moon)
I wonder why he’s upping me?
(’cause Whitey’s on the moon?)
I wuz already paying him fifty a week.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Taxes taking my whole damn check,
Junkies making me a nervous wreck,
The price of food is going up,
An’ as if all that shit was’t enough:
A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face and arm began to swell.
(but Whitey’s on the moon)
Was all that money I made last year
(for Whitey on the moon?)
How come there ain’t no money here?
(Hmm! Whitey’s on the moon)
Y’know I just about had my fill
(of Whitey on the moon)
I think I’ll send these doctor bills,
Airmail special
(to Whitey on the moon)
The sane way of returning to the Moon on a budget is to send nuclear powered tunneling robots first. Landing near their target site, likely a crater in a twilight zone to moderate temperatures, they set up a landing pad and communications antenna, then begin tunneling into the rock wall.
It doesn’t have to be fast, just an inch or two a day, then every few feet drill laterally into the rock and insert rebar, a technique used in hard rock mines on Earth. Then spray a sealant against microfissures.
Once a section of tunnel has been mined, the robots can cannibalize their landing craft for ceiling, walls, flooring and pressure doors, all with plug-and-play electrical and other connections. Once the tunnel has been made, it can be tested for pressure and heat retention.
The nuclear power supply can at some point be used to power everything in the tunnel, and generate air and water from ice.
The best part is that it is cumulative. Once a habitat is built, resources are used for other things.
Of course, since it was Trump's vision, NASA will find a way to cancel it.
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