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Manned Chinese moon landing

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  • #32
    corny
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  • #33
    Capt'n Midnight
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    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Because it's upsetting in the first place that the US pisses more than 50% of their money down the drain for the military and now to know that NASA gets raided as well for more instruments of warfare.
    Back in 1967 when the Russians were showing Vostok at the Paris Air Show there was shock when they just picked them up with a crane and had lads walking on them to attach the chains. At the time the original Atlas and UK's Blue Streak would collapse under their own weight unless the tanks were kept pressurised.

    Vostok at the Paris Air Show 1967
    https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/si-2154-bhjpg


  • #34
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Delayed for a year or two. :(

    So no sample return for a while, and it will be from a newer area than than the Apollo ones.

    http://spacenews.com/long-march-5-failure-to-postpone-chinas-lunar-exploration-program/
    A leading official of China’s space program confirmed Sept. 25 that the July failure of the country’s largest launch vehicle will lead to delays to upcoming lunar missions, including one to return samples.

    Ah well.


  • #35
    Itssoeasy
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    irishgeo wrote: »
    the yanks arent keen on anyone landing near where they landed.

    Yeah they even have a rule where something/ someone can't get within a certain distance of where the Apollo descent stages and rovers and the other stuff up there are.


  • #36
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Yeah they even have a rule where something/ someone can't get within a certain distance of where the Apollo descent stages and rovers and the other stuff up there are.
    Who has that rule ?

    And who enforces it ?


    Apollo 12 landed near and took parts from Surveyor 3 so there's precedent.


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  • #37
    mickmackey1
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Who has that rule ?

    And who enforces it ?


    Apollo 12 landed near and took parts from Surveyor 3 so there's precedent.
    Yep the Nasa guidelines can be downloaded -

    https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/may/HQ_12-168_Lunar_Protection_Guidelines.html


  • #38
    Itssoeasy
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Who has that rule ?

    And who enforces it ?


    Apollo 12 landed near and took parts from Surveyor 3 so there's precedent.

    Surveyor 3 was NASA hardware though. I should have said non NASA craft can't land within a certain distance of a NASA one.


  • #39
    Capt'n Midnight
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    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    Yep the Nasa guidelines can be downloaded -

    https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/may/HQ_12-168_Lunar_Protection_Guidelines.html
    Guidelines. It's not like NASA can send someone up into space to enforce them either.
    The guidelines do not represent mandatory U.S. or international requirements. NASA provided them to help lunar mission planners preserve and protect historic lunar artifacts and potential science opportunities for future missions.


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