Posted on 04/24/2015 8:37:40 AM PDT by Starman417
In 2014 China made a round trip to the moon with robotic explorers. The Chinese intend to launch a mission to the moon that will return samples back to Earth. They have outlined their ambitious plans for outer space here. IEEE/Spectrum calls China the "Next Space Superpower."
“The Chinese have said repeatedly that they are not going to go into space, land on the moon, look around, say, Been there, done that,’ and consider themselves done,” says Johnson-Freese. “They’re going to do stepping-stone infrastructure, and in those terms their space station makes sense.”And it has all been made possible because of political donations to Bill Clinton.Where else might Chinese astronauts go? Their current program doesn’t commit to a crewed mission to the moon, but many experts believe the odds favor one. A recent report published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposes a road map that also mentions a crewed lunar base, a crewed mission to Mars, and robotic exploration of other planets by the year 2050.
The Chinese space program wasn't always so robust or successful. In the 90's launch failures were commonplace. From the Washington Post:
The failed launch on Feb. 14, 1996, was yet another setback in China's plans for its troubled Long March rocket. One after another in recent years, Long March rockets have gone haywire seconds after takeoff, doing near-barrel rolls or loops reminiscent of the early days of the American space program in the 1950s. Some released the satellites that U.S. firms paid millions of dollars to launch into useless, oddball orbits.Chinese guidance technology was faulty. Enter Bill Clinton.These mishaps, and the bitter post-accident recriminations that followed, set the stage for the current congressional and Justice Department investigations of Loral Space & Communications Ltd., the company whose satellite was demolished in the 1996 accident and that is being probed for allegedly turning over sensitive information to the Chinese as part of a post-crash report. Ironically, that report marked an effort by Loral to head off years of rising frustrations between U.S. companies and Chinese space officials over the repeated Long March failures.
For years before that accident, Chinese space executives tried to cover up the causes of the errors, U.S. industry executives said. In almost every case, the Chinese denied that their Long March rockets had been at fault and blamed the Western-built satellites.
"Until quite recently, many in the space world shared the view that the Long March was pretty shoddy, their quality control standards weren't high, and dealing with them was a dicey situation," said John Logsdon, director of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute. "It was made worse because many Westerners didn't have confidence in China's reviews."
Schwartz met Clinton at a small political dinner in Manhattan in the spring of 1992. Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, conceded that he knew practically nothing about the defense industry, and the two chatted for about 20 minutes. Later in the evening, another guest asked Clinton a defense-related question, and Schwartz was impressed by how much of their conversation Clinton had absorbed. "His grasp of details, his grasp of the issues was extraordinary," Schwartz recalled.Sound familiar?Mel Levine, a former California congressman who knows both men, said: "Bernard clearly likes Clinton personally. And Clinton has paid a lot of attention to him."
Another prominent Clinton official who paid attention to Schwartz was Brown. In 1994, Schwartz was one of 24 executives on Brown's plane to China.
Two months before the late summer trip, Schwartz wrote a check for $100,000 to the Democratic National Committee. He denied there was any link.
Here are the timelines:
April 24, 1995: Loral chairman Schwartz gives $25,000 to the Democratic National Committee.Once Clinton approved the launch of a Chinese rocket with Loral Hughes help:June 30, 1995: Schwartz gives $20,000 to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which provide support for Democratic Senate candidates.
Aug. 30, 1995: Schwartz gives $75,000 to DNC.
Sept. 30, 1995: Schwartz gives $20,500 to DSCC.
Oct. 9, 1995: Secretary of State Warren Christopher decides satellites should remain a military munitions item.
Nov. 29, 1995: Schwartz gives $100,000 to DNC.
Nov. 29, 1995: A Chinese government agency writes Loral, asking for help in getting an upgrade for its dual-use imaging technology, exports of which are prohibited under U.S. sanctions.
Jan. 26, 1996: Loral is sold to Lockheed for $9 billion.
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Yep, the Clintons have long been involved in bribery.
Hillary’s in trouble...watch this video. At the end Brett Baier talks about where the bar is set in getting a conviction in government bribery cases.
PAY-TO-PLAY: NEW ACCUSATIONS CLINTONS ENRICHED THEMSELVES ON HAITI EARTHQUAKE
read Ann Coulter’s book “High Crimes and Misdemeanors”
a real good overview of the Clinton regime selling out America to China
there was lots of drama around that event.
the satellite was a military communications satellite with classified communications tech on board. on the day it was to be loaded onto the rocket, the US military were told the chinese had to load it onto the rocket out of sight of US personnel. the US personnel objected and insisted on overseeing the load. drama ensured on site. the US personnel received a call from the WH ordering them to stand down and allow the chinese to proceed. they obliged, as required when ordered by the CiC
once the rocket was launched... and 'mysteriously' blew up... the US military went to retrieve their equipment. when they found it, three main boards were missing. obviously, the chinese hoped to destroy the evidence with the destruction of the rocket.
the clinton white hut directly enabled espionage against the US.
and yes, if you're wondering... that's treason
Let’s not forget the role John Glenn played in shutting down the Senate investigation of the Chinese money funneled into the 1996 election, with the cooperation of Fred Thompson.
Both parties are guilty of selling out the citizens.
The Clintons are not alone in the treason.
If only Trent Lott and those other gutless bastards did their Constitutionally mandated jobs in 1999, we wouldn’t have to be still dealing with these criminals.
gotta start somewhere.
i prefer to start with those that sold nuclear secrets and materials and work from there.
It is bribery. Anyone who doesn’t see that is a complete idiot. The really bad part is that about 46 percent of this country would vote for Charles Manson if he was running on the democrat ticket.
Man, it looks like nothing ever changes. A Democrat presidency running amok and a gutless Republican majority in Congress doing nothing to stop it in 1999. Sixteen years later the same scenario is occurring. I might as well pull the lever for the Democrats from now on because the Republicans I keep voting for are no different from them.
Just “business as usual” for the Clintons.
Thompson was hampered by Glenn and another Dem on the committee. Thompson was pushing the investigation.
Glenn got his ride on the shuttle for helping the Clintons' treasonous acts.
Glenn and McCain should have been kicked out of the Senate for late 70s/early 80s thrift shenanigans, but if the Senate didn't have the ethics to kick Ted Kennedy out for fatally putting the blonde in the pond, what's a little graft amongst the chosen 100?
So far Hilary has been able to stay out of the Arkansas Tainted Blood Scandal, but someone has to ask; Was this where Bill taught her about the 'pay for play' bribery system, or did she promote the game herself?
Thank you for the ping and for remembering the DSL!
In view of what’s hitting the news, I think it good to fan the flames whenever possible. I always wondered if Hillary was involved in the blood selling, or learning the craft from Bill.
They make a team, but I’ve always seen Hillary in the background, Bill more as the face.
The Clintons are not alone in the treason.
we are not living up to the constittion and the laws of the land there is not deterant
Go Directly To Jail.
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