Posted on 12/02/2020 6:56:29 AM PST by Salman
A Chinese space probe on Wednesday began drilling on the surface of the Moon hours after landing, in an ambitious attempt to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades.
Beijing has poured billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and of eventually sending humans to the Moon.
The Chang'e-5 spacecraft -- named for the mythical Chinese moon goddess -- touched down on the near side of the Moon on Tuesday, and is now gathering samples from the surface, the China National Space Administration said.
Chang'e-5's goal is to collect lunar rocks and soil to help scientists learn about the Moon's origins, formation and volcanic activity.
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The Chinese Communist Party would spend all their peoples money just for the Propaganda Points
As opposed to what? Venusian samples?
I hope they don’t drill too deep and find our secret base.
Great! I always wanted a piece of Moon Rock ... now I can get one of those Chinese knock-offs !!
An hour later you’ll need another one....................
This just in...China declares moon “another island in
South China galaxy.” Decides to name it Mu Shu Moon.
Warns other nations not to interfere with China’s internal
affairs.
If the samples can be returned by the New Year, they are likely to find more votes for the two GA 'Rats running for the Sinate.
Could we do it now?
Maybe not NASA but I feel sure Spacex could do it in half the timeand 1/4 of the cost.
Yes. This instant? No. Could we do it with what we know now and what we have in the pipe in a few years? Absolutely!
Will we ever?
Depends. Would a president who is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chinese Communist Party allow us to? Would a panda pandering congress resist the temptation to tax Bezos, Bigelow, Musk, etc. out of existence? Could we fight and win a civil war with enough resources (time, money, still standing factories and cities and the resolve and will) to do it?
Yeah. I'm just one big frickin' ray of sunshine...
LOL!
Look for a declaration that the area 100km around the probe and everywhere it has been is now official Chinese territory.
Indeed, Xi Jinping says "All your base are belong to us"!
where is their accountability for their released
virus of death - funded by FauXi and SoroXi?
they should be kept in their own backyard until
they become CIVILIZED and settle up.
What you say?
Xi...entire earth now included in Democratic Peoples
Republic of Luna extended economic zone.
CCCP welcomes our lunar brothers into the commonwealth
of socialist planets.
CCCP vows to deal harshly with splittist elements no
matter what planet they are found on.
We did it with transistors. They can barely do it with quantum computers.
Well I fear Xi can back up his territorial claims where Saddam could not.
Let's see if they've stolen enough IP to be successful....
Babylon Bee?
Maybe the robot will defect and not make the return journey home to China.
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