China lands spacecraft on ‘dark’ side of moon in world first

[danarhea]

BEIJING (AP) — China’s burgeoning space program achieved a first on Thursday: a landing on the so-called dark side of the moon.
Three nations — the United States, the former Soviet Union and more recently China — have sent spacecraft to the near side of the moon, which faces Earth, but this landing is the first-ever on the far side.

I'm glad China has finally found Pink Floyd.

https://apnews.com/c4dc6858a32b4b61bdbc6aebf5459a91

 

[Rexedgar]

I'm glad China has finally found Pink Floyd.

https://apnews.com/c4dc6858a32b4b61bdbc6aebf5459a91

Beijing, we have a problem?

 

[PoS]

Dont worry, Trump's Space Force will land on the light side of the sun, and beat the Chinese to it!

 

[danarhea]

Dont worry, Trump's Space Force will land on the light side of the sun, and beat the Chinese to it!

They say they can do it too. They are going to go there at night.

 

[Fletch]

I'm glad China has finally found Pink Floyd.

https://apnews.com/c4dc6858a32b4b61bdbc6aebf5459a91

Its actually unbelievable that our space program is non-existent. Embarrassing, really.

 

[Middleground]

Dont worry, Trump's Space Force will land on the light side of the sun, and beat the Chinese to it!

That looks like a synopsis for one hell of a funny sitcom.

 

[Rexedgar]

Its actually unbelievable that our space program is non-existent. Embarrassing, really.

I know, we are going to have to outsource a ride for the Freaking “Space Force!”

 

[ttwtt78640]

They say they can do it too. They are going to go there at night.

Yep, and while playing the Pink Floyd song "Comfortably Numb".

 

[ttwtt78640]

Its actually unbelievable that our space program is non-existent. Embarrassing, really.

Yep, $19B/year is considered non-existent these days.

 

[Tom Horn]

How do they communicate with it?

 

[dcsports]

Yep, $19B/year is considered non-existent these days.

Oh, it spends money. The last Space Shuttle was retired in July 2011. That's 6.5 years at $19 billion and we can't put a single astronaut into space.

The other crazy piece is that we actually maintain a large pool of astronauts - 38 at last count. I'm all for maintaining a small pool of people with these skills, but very few of these will ever set foot in space. Many will go through their astronaut careers without even touching an actual working spacecraft.

 

[marke]

Dont worry, Trump's Space Force will land on the light side of the sun, and beat the Chinese to it!

I think Trump may be on board in several different hair-brained outer space research proposals.

 

[Rexedgar]

Oh, it spends money. The last Space Shuttle was retired in July 2011. That's 6.5 years at $19 billion and we can't put a single astronaut into space.

The other crazy piece is that we actually maintain a large pool of astronauts - 38 at last count. I'm all for maintaining a small pool of people with these skills, but very few of these will ever set foot in space. Many will go through their astronaut careers without even touching an actual working spacecraft.

There is always that backlot where they filmed the lunar landing; they can get work as extras in the sequel..........:shock:

 

[ttwtt78640]

Oh, it spends money. The last Space Shuttle was retired in July 2011. That's 6.5 years at $19 billion and we can't put a single astronaut into space.

The other crazy piece is that we actually maintain a large pool of astronauts - 38 at last count. I'm all for maintaining a small pool of people with these skills, but very few of these will ever set foot in space. Many will go through their astronaut careers without even touching an actual working spacecraft.

That (bolded above) seems to be equated to mission accomplished these days.

Just because a team has decent funding, a fancy stadium, excellent practice facilities, highly ranked draft picks and a good depth chart does not mean that they can make it to the Super Bowl.

 

[poweRob]

Its actually unbelievable that our space program is non-existent. Embarrassing, really.

Can't tell if serious.

NASA news just isn't front page anymore. China landed on the moon in 2019. We've been on Mars for years and have two spacecraft that have exited the solar system and have other craft examining smaller fly-by asteroids in deep space.

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/nasa-s-new-horizons-spacecraft-passed-by-ultima-thule-a-billion-miles-beyond-pluto-1417749571515​

And now we have privatized flights to the edge of space and back.

SpaceX is throwing up rockets left and right and is about to put thousands of satellites up for a constellation that will provide world-wide gigabit internet service. And landing their booster rockets in the process for reuse. SpaceX just broke a record by successfully launching 64 satellites out of one rocket.

 

[Samhain]

How do they communicate with it?

A relay satellite was put in place first.

One challenge of operating on the far side of the moon is communicating with Earth. China launched a relay satellite in May so that Chang’e 4 can send back information.

 

[Tom Horn]

A relay satellite was put in place first.

Don’t they need two satellites? Or does the relay satellite orbit just the moon?

 

[OlNate]

Yep, $19B/year is considered non-existent these days.

You guys should just forgo the wall. Put the money into your space program and move to Mars. That'd show the Mexicans... :lol:

 

[dcsports]

That (bolded above) seems to be equated to mission accomplished these days.

Just because a team has decent funding, a fancy stadium, excellent practice facilities, highly ranked draft picks and a good depth chart does not mean that they can make it to the Super Bowl.

No one's asking them to win a superbowl. Everyone recognizes that it's a 'rebuilding year'. I'd be happy if they would show up to a game. Maybe quit milling about the practice field aimlessly for a decade, and build/buy/rent a bus to get the team to the stadium.

 

[Ikari]

WTF are they doing putting stuff on our moon!

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

You guys should just forgo the wall. Put the money into your space program and move to Mars. That'd show the Mexicans... :lol:

A space wall to keep aliens away from the US. Keep American anus's safe from the probes. Won't someone finally think of the drunken men who when coming home from a night of drinking with their buddies who get anally probed and don't remember much of it, except it was aliens

 

[Ikari]

Can't tell if serious.

NASA news just isn't front page anymore. China landed on the moon in 2019. We've been on Mars for years and have two spacecraft that have exited the solar system and have other craft examining smaller fly-by asteroids in deep space.

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/nasa-s-new-horizons-spacecraft-passed-by-ultima-thule-a-billion-miles-beyond-pluto-1417749571515​

And now we have privatized flights to the edge of space and back.

SpaceX is throwing up rockets left and right and is about to put thousands of satellites up for a constellation that will provide world-wide gigabit internet service. And landing their booster rockets in the process for reuse. SpaceX just broke a record by successfully launching 64 satellites out of one rocket.

Yeah, but we need people on the moon. That way the next time China sends up one of their clunkers, we can huck it right into the recycle bin.

 

[poweRob]

Yeah, but we need people on the moon. That way the next time China sends up one of their clunkers, we can huck it right into the recycle bin.

It would be hilarious to have two nations on the moon from time to time putting graffiti on each other's flags. Then taking a selfie with it and sending that image back to earth.

 

[Ikari]

It would be hilarious to have two nations on the moon from time to time putting graffiti on each other's flags. Then taking a selfie with it and sending that image back to earth.

Or we could just project the US Flag on the bright side of the moon, lol. That'll show the world who's boss!

 

[OlNate]

A space wall to keep aliens away from the US. Keep American anus's safe from the probes. Won't someone finally think of the drunken men who when coming home from a night of drinking with their buddies who get anally probed and don't remember much of it, except it was aliens

Oh, snap, philosophical crisis. Are aliens considered illegal if they are in space? If aliens live on Mars already, would America be the illegal alien?

Need to find a quiet place to count elastics and hum the them from Gilligan's Island. I'll check back periodically (every 7 seconds) for your reply.