Posted on 10/16/2005 1:44:35 PM PDT by HAL9000
Xinhua -
SHENZHOU-6 RE-ENTRY MODULE TOUCHES DOWN AT 4:32 MONDAY MORNING 17/10- TAIKONAUTS REPORT FEELING GOOD, MAIN PARACHUTE WORKING WELL 17/10
- PRIMARY LANDING SITE REPORTS NORMAL RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS 17/10
- GROUND STATION RECEIVES SIGNAL FROM SHENZHOU-6 17/10
- HELICOPTER POLITS REPORT RE-ENTRY MODULE IN SIGHT 17/10
- TAIKONAUTS UNFURL MAIN PARACHUTE 17/10
- SHENZHOU-6 10 KM ABOVE GROUND, MAIN PARACHUTE TO BE UNFURLED 17/10
- RETURNING SHENZHOU-6 BREAKS THROUGH BLACKOUT AREA 17/10
- SHENZHOU-6 RE-ENTRY CAPSULE CAUGHT BY RADAR 17/10
- SHENZHOU-6 RE-ENTRY CAPSULE ENTERS BLACKOUT AREA 17/10
Good for them. It could have been more interesting if they had to use the alternate landing site in the US.
- HELICOPTER PILOT REPORTS LIGHT SIGNAL OF RE-ENTRY CAPSULE IN SIGHT 17/10- Rescue teams arrive in primary landing site of Shenzhou-6 17/10
- TAIKONAUTS REPORT SAFE LANDING IN GOOD HEALTH
I wonder if Chinese up there start doing miltary expermient
"It was fulfilling," commented one, "but an hour later we felt like we needed to go back."
Excellent! Another country to rejuvenate mankind's return to space!
Well done to them!
Hope they had a nice ride. So now the Chinese have reached the John Glenn stage of their space program. Shoot me up bring me down.
And why is this excellent? The Chicoms get technology in exchange for cash donations to the Clinton-Gore campaigns?
It is a stage in an actual long range plan. So far, so good.
It's excellent because every astronaut into space and back safely is worthy of celebration regardless of ethnicity.
It is excellent because the presence of China makes it likelier that the US, Russia, the EU, India, Japan and possibly even Brazil will all seriously work to build or maintain and increase their space presence.
As to the technology, while the transfers are well known, lewt's be honest here and admit that mor ethan half the stuff used for this came from the Russians who have been upfront on that transfer and still hold the records for longest individual space presence.
As I understood it, most of the 'transferred info' under Clinton related to more ICBM and high tech rocketry than this which is essentially using oilder tried and true techniques that the Russians could easily have supplied.
Lastly, let's face it - both the US and Russian space pograms got enormous jumps from tecnology transfers from the 'good Germans' like Wernher von Braun.
And at the end of the day, the sooner we have a large manned presence offworld the better. I hope its a democratic one, but I'll settle for what we can get. And China's presence in spoace makes it a lot likelier all of Humanity is there for the long haul.
Are you aware of the fact that we're headed for a Cold War with China that will make the one with the USSR look like a picnic in the park by comparison??????
And are you aware of the fact that everything they might learn in their "space program" will be used by their People's "Liberation" Army?
Wait until they attack Taiwan with the ICBM technology Clinton pilfered over.
I view Chicoms going into space a cover for something much more insidious, like Iran building nuclear reactors claiming they need it for energy. You're right about Russia though - they aren't helping a lot when it comes to these matters.
Wasn't it nice of billyblytheclinton to sell the ChiComs our military secrets. ...and to think they only had to fill up his campaign-fund bucket.
Boy, what a deal for the USA.
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What? They got politicians helicoptering?
To the Moon! What's taking them so long?
US don't have to worry about any kind of war with China, all we need to do it impose economic embargo on every product from China, end of war shortly due to China's economic collapse.
Good for them. I wish them well and I hope the Chinese can be able to add to the knowledge base of space exploration.
I'm certainly aware that it is a distinct possibility.
And are you aware of the fact that everything they might learn in their "space program" will be used by their People's "Liberation" Army?
Regardless of whether there is a cold war or not, this is a certainty. Most space programs have heavy military oversight/command even if it is politely veiled and this will grow further. The strategic importance of space is such that military modernisation or even position maintenance is impossible without a sizeable and effective presence.
Now before you assume all this means I want China to take over space, I don't. I want plenty of people in space and tthe presence of powers like China is likely to force the rest of the world off theiir collective a**es and stay up there!
Given the decades long lead both Russia and America enjoyed, it is ridiculous that we're still puddling around with capacities that have reduced in many areas from the 60s and 70s glory years!
"It was fulfilling," commented one, "but an hour later we felt like we needed to go back."
Yeah, and after Egg-Foo-Yung, an hour later, I fell like I have to eat again.
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