Sleeping Or Dead? Fate Of China's Yutu Moon Rover Uncertain

NBCNews.com ^ | 12 February 2014 | Devin Coldewey

[zeestephen]

Yutu entered a controlled hibernation mode despite mechanical problems on Jan. 24 to weather the 14-day lunar night cycle, but should have woken up days ago. China's mission control has yet to offer an official statement of failture, though it did report that Yutu did not wake up on schedule and was not responding to stimuli.

[skinkinthegrass]

LOL! ...chinese delivery, 'e took wrong turn.
*no charge*..want something else?..Peking Duch.

[Svartalfiar]

I like the look of this one better.

[SandRat]

[skinkinthegrass]

..or a Bwarney Fwrank/pResident 0'Muslim
moonrise special.

[tet68]

I’ll take hard landing and ground loop for $500 bob.

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

Wee tu loo

[12th_Monkey]

LMAO!

[12th_Monkey]

The moon Nazi’s don’t like poorly built rovers cluttering up there front yard

[12th_Monkey]

Baby steps, so failure can be expected. Thing is the chi-coms are on there way....to militarize the moon while the USA and NASA give the Muslims a reach around, I mean outreach.

[Mike Darancette]

Sleeping? Was it tired?

[PIF]

Like the US and the Russians - they were warned. China chose to ignore the warning and are now being given the “personal touch”.

There is more on the moon and in space to worry about than rocks and radiation ...