Posted on 06/02/2024 7:47:05 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
China says its uncrewed craft has successfully landed on the far side of the Moon - an unexplored place almost no-one tries to go.
The Chang'e 6 touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at 06:23 Beijing time on Sunday morning (22:23 GMT Saturday), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
Launched on 3 May, the mission aims to collect precious rock and soil from this region for the first time in history.
The probe could extract some of the Moon's oldest rocks from a huge crater on its South Pole.
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Why is China doing this?
Rumor has it they are intending to open a Chinese restaurant on the moon. The food is expected to be good, but it won’t have atmosphere.
My favorite PF! Still a classic!
The Chinese only do things for the propaganda points ,LOL
Have the album. have the T-shirt.
"""China is planning three more uncrewed missions this decade as it looks for water on the Moon and investigates setting up a permanent base there.Beijing's broader strategy aims to see a Chinese astronaut walk on the moon by around 2030.
The US also aims to put astronauts back on the moon, with Nasa aiming to launch its Artemis 3 mission in 2026."""
All your base are belong to us.
Why are the Chinese doing this?
Propaganda. To show the world that China # 1.
That's the only reason to go to the moon. It's like climbing Mount Everest. Pointless, but impressive.
It's why Israel sent a craft to the moon a few years ago. To show the world that the Jewish state is among the world's leaders.
It's why India, and whoever else, is planning to go to the moon.
It's why NASA is planning to send women and men of color to the moon. So that women and black people can say, "One of ours walked on the moon! See what we did!"
“The US also aims to put astronauts back on the moon, with Nasa aiming to launch its Artemis 3 mission in 2026.”
Between DEI, a stupid, distracted public and corrupt politicians, my money is against that happening.
;-)
Because the US expects to have perfected AI video fakes by 2026...
NASA's sole objective is so that white men won't be the only ones to have walked on the moon.
What a coincidence, I landed one there too! You can’t see it, you’ll just have to take my word for it.
One did not go to a party in the early 80s without that album making at least one rotation on the turntable.
I thought our cat TC passed away but she’s on the Moon ,LOL
I guess the band they’re in started playing different tunes.
A permanent base on the moon.
As the USA had on the drawing board in the 1970s.
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