On Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 9:05:34 AM UTC, decadence thlon wrote:
> On Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 4:35:27 AM UTC, wogw...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 2:26:52 PM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > On Monday, November 29, 2021 at 9:57:47 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 9:41:39 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
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> > > > > > On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 3:32:23 AM UTC, wog wacker wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 1:05:18 PM UTC, wogw...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 4:57:26 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 1:47:39 AM UTC, wakal...@yahoo.com.sg wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 3:38:27 PM UTC+8, wogw...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 2:47:10 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 3:36:17 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 1:37:15 PM UTC, gera....@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 1:05:43 PM UTC, wogw...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 1:52:21 PM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, April 9, 2021 at 5:51:14 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 2:14:07 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 6:45:18 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 6:09:30 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 1:25:19 PM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, February 5, 2021 at 2:24:14 PM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 7:52:49 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 3:48:45 AM UTC, wog walker wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 2:48:51 PM UTC, wog walker wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 1:16:24 PM UTC, wowchinsp wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 7:50:13 AM UTC, gradjone wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 7:36:27 PM UTC, Rusty Wyse wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 3:53:04 PM UTC, Rusty Wyse wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 2:47:43 AM UTC, wowchinsp wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 8:41:35 AM UTC, wowchinsp wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, September 7, 2020 at 1:23:12 AM UTC, wowchinsp wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 5:23:22 AM UTC, wogw...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 3:48:08 AM UTC, wowchinsp wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 6:27:17 AM UTC, wowchinsp wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 4:21:22 PM UTC, rst8...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 11:35:46 PM UTC-7, graspace wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 1:47:27 AM UTC, rst8...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:39:58 PM UTC-7, graspace wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 1:02:19 AM UTC, Wakalukong Tuapekkong wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Flip, first, you are so obtuse yoi can't tell that something is a joke even when it's thrown at you.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Second, what side effects? The US has already launched an all out war short of a shooting war against China. That's already way beyond a side effects.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wakalukong
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.space.com/china-mars-tianwen-1-spacecraft-nasa-photo.html
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > US message to the Chinese:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Wherever you may be, anywhere in the universe, we can still know where you are."
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Isn't this also true for China, and Russia???
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They also know where we are!!!!
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What would the US be up to next? Disrupt communications between the spacecraft and Chinese earth stations?
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Likewise...
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can the Chinese or Russian track a US spacecraft on its way to Mars? I don't think so.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any citizen can track any spacecraft.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It was beginner radio operator who discovered the Russian Spacecraft at the beginning.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That was when the satellite only broadcast simple blips. We are talking about visual tracking.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, here's another video on the Beidou.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://china.huanqiu.com/article/3zI0tPVkSYb
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Losing only a second every 300 million years, with Chinese science and technology.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTr9B4I83bU
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From an official source.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-09/04/content_5540659.htm
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 4, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and using a Long March 2F rocket, China successfully launched a reusable spacecraft.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After orbiting earth, the craft will return to a designated landing site on earth.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > More details from an unofficial website (in Mandarin).
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > www.spaceflightfans.cn/79662.html
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The reusable spacecraft has returned safely to earth.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > China's next space exploration feat will be the Chang'e 5 (嫦娥五）moon-sample-return mission, scheduled for Nov/Dec. Here's a complete simulation of the mission.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Latest Chinese Lunar Landing Concept
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Different from US Apollo. The human capsule and the lunar lander will be launched separately, rendezvous in lunar orbit, astronauts will transfer to lander, perform moon landing, then blast off from moon to rendezvous again with human capsule for return trip to earth.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > An innovative way to launch objects to space. A Chinese company intends to use Electromagnetic Propulsion to launch satellites to space. Don't confuse this with the EM Drive which is supposed to produce thrust from microwave bouncing around a cavity. That has been disproved, the thrust being attributed to stray earth magnetism. The Chinese approach is the rail-gun concept or similar to the EM aircraft launching in an aircraft carrier.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.spacetechasia.com/chinese-startup-guoyao-tech-working-on-electromagnetic-propulsion-for-rockets/
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://news.satnews.com/2020/09/20/electromagnetic-propulsion-launch-roadmap-announced-by-guoyao-tech/
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The company: www.cneml.com.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On China's National Day today, Oct 1, the Chinese Mars spacecraft TianWen-1 (天问一号）sends back a selfie to earth, showing the complete spacecraft bearing the Chinese flag cruising along its way to Mars. It does not use a camera attached to the end of a pole.. How is the image captured? A tiny camera was released from the craft. This camera can capture images with resolutions of 800×600、1600X1200 and download them to the spacecraft using WiFi. Cool!
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wowchinsp, I am happy to see you can follow through on all these.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In the 1960s, I supported the Gemini Space Program...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am all for space exploration and expand humanity throughout the universe...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You had previously mentioned that you helped to track spaceships of the Gemini Program. Was it for NASA or the military?
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Both.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When you work on tracking ship, there are a lot of space to cover. There were only 16 tracking ships... and we don't want to miss any part of the (missile)/(spacecraft) throughout because if there is a problem... where to look???? Human life is at stake!!!!
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, humans have to seek habitat beyond earth, but first we have to achieve peace on earth
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That can never be done...
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or we will carry the fights to space and spread deaths and destruction beyond earth.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, ...
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > More immediate task is to convince more people that space programs do benefit people on earth.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ordinary people don't give a damn about space. They only think of where their next dollar will come from...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Only scientists think about space... other planets like earth far beyond our imagination....
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In this year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be observed that while many airplanes around the world have been grounded and airline industries grind to a halt, rockets continue to be launched without much reduction and the space industries hum along. This shows space program is increasing becoming an important contributor to the economy.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, but mostly as a weapon to destroy the enemy!!!!
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Ordinary people don't give a damn about space. They only think of where their next dollar will come from...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Only scientists think about space... other planets like earth far beyond our imagination...."
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That should be avoided - space being only for the elite few, i.e., the scientists. Without popular support, space programs will not get the vital supports it needs from the masses. Luckily, that is not the case. More people all over the world are benefiting from space technology in their daily lives. And they know it. Let's see how.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Accurate weather forecasting means people can be evacuated in time from disasters like floods, typhoons and tornadoes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Global navigation means a person can know with good precision the location where he/she is, anywhere on earth, anytime.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Video information can be broadcast to the remotest areas on earth.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Education can be made widely available throughout the world.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Employment - dollars for ordinary people. As space-related industries grow, it will provide employment for more people and contribute more to a nation's economy.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Even baby food has benefited from space tech.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.google.com.sg/search?biw=960&bih=483&ei=fTx5X_uBE8PB3LUPncS8iA0&q=use+of+space+technology+in+daily+life&oq=utilisation+of+space+technology&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgBMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeOgQIABBHOgcIABCxAxBDOgQIABBDOgUIABCRAjoNCC4QsQMQxwEQrwEQQzoKCAAQsQMQgwEQQzoGCAAQBxAeOgIIADoICC4QxwEQrwE6BAgAEAo6BAgAEA06BggAEA0QHjoICAAQCBANEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeOgQIABAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoGCAAQBRAeOggIIRAWEB0QHlDOywJYy-cDYIyHBGgCcAJ4AIABlgGIAfsVkgEEMjEuOZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrIAQjAAQE&sclient=psy-ab
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > China launches world's first 6G communications test satellite.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Coming to you soon. China's moon sample return mission. Its scheduled for 23 Nov.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The next feat in Chinese Space Exploration is all set to go, It is the moon sample return mission. This mission will return 2 Kg of moon sample to earth.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Chinese most powerful rocket Long March (长征五）will launch the spacecraft （嫦娥五）from Hainan Island Wenchang (文昌）Launch Center on 24th Nov at 0400 local time.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 8.2 tons, the 嫦娥五 will be the heaviest load launched to date in the Chinese Space Program.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > While it is not pioneering work in space exploration, the feat having been accomplished by the Americans and the Russians more than 40 years ago, it is the most complicated mission for the Chinese Space Program so far.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Occasionally, when China broadcast a space mission, we catch a glimpse of the Chinese staff in the control room, enthusiastically applauding the success of a mission. Those in the West have noted, with a tinge of envy and fear, that most of them they look young. It means the Chinese space program has a big reserve of experienced personnel in the future. It would be more frightening for the Westerners to know that more Chinese are being groomed at a younger age for space.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently, coinciding with the launch of the Chang'e 5 mission, some of China's top space personnel visited a primary school near the Launch Center of Wenchang. The name of the school is 文昌航天小学 which translates to Wenchang Aerospace Primary School. This is not the only one. There are several more Aerospace Primary School around China. Scroll down the web page below to view more.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't be paranoic. They are not primary schools which are specialised in aerospace. They are only inspired by Chinese space program to name their schools!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The ascender+lander module of the China’s Chang’e 5 mission has soft-landed on the moon. This is China’s third successful soft-landing on the moon. It further confirms Chinese extra-terrestrial soft-landing capability.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7QIz5UH8rQ Actual landing at 3:45 to 4:25.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Return module land safely on earth with its moon sample.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meanwhile, the Chinese Mars Mission is progressing smoothly. After several path corrections, the Mars spacecraft Tianwen-1 is set on its way to rendezvous with the red planet which is scheduled to occur in Feb 2021. This will be followed by a soft-landing and roving two to three months later of the landing.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Successful rendezvous and docking of the ascending module with the orbiter+return module. The capsule containing the moon sample is transferred to the return module.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Next step is for the orbiter+return module to head back to earth. Then return module to land safely on earth with the moon sample intact.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Official video of rendezvous, docking and transfer of moon sample to the return module.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This morning, around 12.59am, the return module lands safely in Inner Mongolia with its precious cargo from the moon. This marks the complete success of China first moon sample return mission. Its Mission Accomplished! Well done China!
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A tribute to the mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo2ck6WPS6U
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2020 will be remembered most as the Year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economic activities around the world slow to a crawl if not complete halt. Space programs are not spared. Although strict measures to prevent the spread of the disease cause some delays to space programs but around the world, space missions are carried out mostly as planned and scheduled.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2020 is the Year of Mars in space exploration. Four missions were initially planned for Mars. After the Russia-Europe mission dropped out, it was left to three nations, namely US, China and the UAE. All have successful launched their spacecrafts which are heading toward the red planet.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2020 also marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Chinese Space Program. On 24 Apr 1970, China launched its first satellite Dong Fang Hong 东方红 (The East is Red ). That day is now commemorated as China Space Day annually. That satellite, though not functioning, continues to orbit the earth to this day.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For the whole of 2020, China carries out a total of 38 launches. But this is blemished by 4 failures, 2 of which happen within a month.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Major accomplishments of the year.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Test-out of new crew capsule for manned missions with a successful launch followed by a recovery back on earth. This capsule will ferry astronauts to-and-fro earth and the upcoming space station.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. Completion of the Beidou Global Navigation System, after a 26-year effort.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 3. Launch of China’s first Mars mission. Its an ambitious 3-in-1 mission to orbit, land and rove on Mars. The spacecraft Tianwen-1 (天问一号) was successfully launched on Jul 23. After several course adjustments, it is expected to reach Mars orbit on Feb 2021, to be followed about 2 to 3 months later by a soft landing and roving on the red planet.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 4. The launch of a reusable spacecraft, which many speculate is a precursor to a reusable space plane.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 5. An impressive Moon sample return mission which chalks up several firsts for Chinese space technology. The mission soft-lands a spacecraft on the moon, drills into and scoops on its surface to collect 2Kg of the moon’s material, ascends from the moon, performs a completely automated rendezvous and docking in moon’s orbit and returns the collected moon sample safely back to earth. This completes the three-stage moon explorations of orbit, land and return for the Chinese Space Program.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2020 has been another fruitful year for Chinese Space. The mission to Mars marks the furthest reach of Chinese space exploration while the successful completion of the moon sample return mission scores several firsts in space technology.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chinese Space ends 2020 with the launch of the latest member of its Long March family of rockets the LM-8. It successfully carries five satellites into orbit.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Though the moon-sample return mission is not the last one of the year, it nevertheless provides a fitting grand finale to Chinese Space 2020.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Forget about 2021. The Chinese are planning two years ahead in one go.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Completion of Mars missions.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > More satellites launches.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It will be a busy two years ahead with a total of 11 launches related to the space station alone. The core module to be launched within first half of 2021. There will be 4 crewed and 4 cargo flights to the space station.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chinese Space 2021/22:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_plans_to_launch_four_manned_spacecraft_in_next_two_years_999.html
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In 2021, the most anticipated event in Chinese Space would be the landing and roving on Mars. If successful, this would be a Great Leap Forward for Chinese space exploration..
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here’s wishing China a “Mission Accomplished” in its first Mars mission.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Another launch for a remote sensing satellite. This makes it 39 for the whole year.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Its February 2021. An exciting month for space exploration. Its the month of Mars. Probes of three missions to Mars which began in last July will rendezvous with the Red Planet. After that, each will seek its own accomplishment. The UAE probe will only orbit the planet. The Chinese probe will first orbit for a couple of months to determine a suitable landing site, before proceeding to land and rove on the planet. The American probe, armed with sufficient information on its pre-determined landing site, will go straight for landing and roving.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best wishes to all!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks like New Zealand is stealing a march on the big pioneers of space exploration. It is going to space on a plane which can take-off from a civilian airport, like an ordinary airplane.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First picture of Mars from Tianwen-1, taken from a distance of 2.2M Km.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 4th course correction completed, further ensuring orbit capture which will occur around 10th Feb.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tianwen-1 has entered Mars orbit.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The latest successful landing and deployment of the Perseverance rover on Mars is taking over US top leadership by storm.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > President Biden went hyperbole over it. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan raised it in the meeting with the Chinese, touting it as proof of the US ability to reinvent itself. Has the success of the mission not been over-hyped?
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Several of such a mission have been successful before. The landing technique, using parachute and sky crane, has been proven to work in previous missions. Only the rover is more advanced and capable than its predecessors.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why such hype over it? President Biden says it all. The US reputation in the world has gone so low that it is hungry for success. And this Mars mission has delivered.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Will the Chinese leadership be as excited if their Mars landing is successful? Answer coming in May or June.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://spacenews.com/nasa-exchanged-data-with-china-on-mars-orbiters/
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Chinese have exchanged orbital data of their Mars spacecraft with the Americans. What are the Americans up to? The claim that the data is necessary in order to reduce the possibility of collision. But why now, only after the US Perseverance has successfully landed and the Chinese landing date is approaching?
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Americans have intentions to thwart the successful completion of the Chinese Mars mission. This is not just about competition. Its much more than that. This Chinese mission, if successful, will be a Great Leap Forward for Chinese space exploration and will put the Chinese almost on par with the Americans in the exploration of Mars. And they will all be happening close to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Its too hard and too much for the Americans to swallow. What Prez. Biden said recently would be most appropriate in this case - "Its not going to happen. Not on my watch".
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Americans will use the orbital data to jeopardise the success of the Chinese Mars mission. When their mission failed, the Chinese will regretfully say this :"We have overestimated Americans.", as they said in the recent Alaska meeting.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But by then it will be too late.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/01/opinions/china-space-race-us-spacex-berger/index.html
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > China to build its fifth Space Launch Center at Ningbo, Zhejiang. to meet the demand of commercial satellites launches.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://tech.huanqiu.com/article/42e9kPHJpOO
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The core module of the Chinese space station has been placed in orbit. Another 10 more missions, manned and unmanned, are required to complete the station.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meanwhile, the date for the Mars landing is approaching nearer, probably between mid-May and June.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A spent stage of the rocket from the launch of the space station is falling back to earth. Another opportunity for those anti-China skunks to disparage China. They have generated so many fake news about the threat from the falling rocket. Read a more truthful piece from someone in the know.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.space.com/china-rocket-falling-from-space-dont-worry
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let those skunks be. The Chinese should concentrate on their next great achievement in space - landing the Tianwen-1 on Mars. Its getting nearer.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > The Chinese have made it！ Tianwen-1 has landed on Mars! Waiting to see the surrounding views of the landing site taken by the lander's camera.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Next will come the roving. Waiting to see the lander and rover taking a picture of each other.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Has the Chinese really landed on Mars? Basing the claim of a successful landing merely on telemetry data is fraud with danger. Will they release the video of the landing recorded by on-board camera as was done for those moon landing missions?
> > > > > > > > > > > Mission Accomplished!
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> > > > > > > > > > > One part of a spacecraft from Red China is orbiting the red planet, another is standing firmly on its ground, yet another is roving on its surface. All these happening on the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the Communist Party of Red China.
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> > > > > > > > > > > How more red can Mars be? The red planet is now truly red! But it can't be more red than the faces of those Americans flushing with anger at China's success.
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> > > > > > > > > > The big disappointment for Americans is that the booster rocket falling back to Earth didn't kill anyone. They were hoping and praying hard for it to happen.
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> > > > > > > > > Yes, they are always hoping for the worse for the Chinese space program. But the Chinese always disappoint them.
> > > > > > > > > Latest images from the Chinese Mars Mission. The image of the lander and rover side-by-side is cool.
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> > > > > > > > > Next mission, on 17th June, a manned flight to the Chinese space station. All the way, man！
> > > > > > > > Here's another video of the rover and lander. Nearer the end of the video, its shows how the camera was dropped from the underbelly of the rover.
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> > > > > > > > But after dropping off the camera, the rover has to drive up the slope to its final position. No trace of the wheel track leading to that. Puzzled.
> > > > > > > First nation to land a spacecraft on the farside of the moon.
> > > > > > > Brought back a sample from the moon.
> > > > > > > First nation to orbit, land and rove on Mars in first attempt..
> > > > > > > Space station on the way to completion. Come 2024/25, it may be the only space station in operation.
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> > > > > > > Chinese space program is awesome!
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> > > > > > > But success will bring its own problems. Two come to mind.
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> > > > > > > 1.Now that the space program has gained national and international prestige, decision makers will be more risk averse.
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> > > > > > > 2. It will attract people who wants to join the space program not for the love of it but for the fame and glory it can bring them.
> > > > > > Harvesting sun energy from space.
> > > > > > https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3145237/china-aims-use-space-based-solar-energy-station-harvest-suns
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> > > > > > Kilometer-long spacecraft, anyone?
> > > > > > https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1232426.shtml
> > > > > This past week, Chinese rockets have been shooting up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain (雨后春笋). The total for the year so far has shot past 40. The total for the Long March series of rockets is 396. One and a quarter month to go before end of year. Not surprising if total launches for the year is nearly 50 and the total for the LM series is beyond 400. Then again, it may be because its been rather quiet for the space station. Once activities there pick up, rockets launches may be reduced. Let's see.
> > > > About China's latest hypersonic test. In the West, it has the militarists jump up from their seats.
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> > > > This is a reusable spacecraft, a better alternative to Elon Musk's recovery of spent rockets. The spacecraft is launched vertically from a tower like a rocket, may even take-off from a runway like a plane. During its sub-orbital flight, it will release one or more loads, satellites for example, and then it will return to earth. This is a much less expensive way to launch satellites than it is now, Musk method included.
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> > > > But the militarists only consider the case of the load being a missile. May be they want to get more funding from their government.
> > > 2021 is another fruitful year for Chinese space exploration when rockets shoot up to the sky like bamboo shoots from the ground after a spring rain (雨后春笋).
> > > There are a total of 55 launches, with 3 failures, for the year.
> > > It also marks the 405th launch of the Long March series of rockets
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> > > There are two big accomplishments:
> > > 1. Mission to orbit, land and rove on Mars
> > > 2. Beginning of the construction of the space station with the launching of the main module followed by two crewed missions
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> > > 2022 is expected to surpass 2021 in the number of launches. It will also witness the completeness of the space station.
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> > > Chinese achievements in space exploration is getting more and more impressive by the year. China is now an established space-faring nation.
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> > Six missions to complete the Space Station - two cargo, two crewed and one each for the two labs.
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> > Sea-based launches.
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> > In total, there will be more than 50 launches.
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> 2022 is another stellar year for Chinese Space.
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> Chinese Space ends the year with a satellite launch on 29th Dec. This makes a total of 64 launches for the whole year. All Long March rockets are launched successfully. There are new models of rockets, sea launches, reusable spacecraft, experimental satellites. On Dec 14, Chinese private rocket company LandSpace launched the ZhuQue-2 (朱雀-2). The launch fails to deploy its payload when the first and second stage of the rocket fails to separate properly. Yet this launch catches wide international attention because its first stage, which works properly, is a methane-fueled rocket engine. The Chinese have successfully deployed the world’s first methane-fueled rocket engine.
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> Chinese Space is advancing with increasing capabilities. More notable is the rise of commercial space enterprises with increasing capabilities.
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> The biggest achievement for Chinese Space 2022 is the completion of the Chinese Space Station(CSS). The most impressive event of Chinese Space 2022 is when a total of 6 Chinese astronauts, 3 each from 2 different missions, assembles for a group photo with their thumbs up, inside the CSS.
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> The Chinese Moon rover Yutu 2 is still roving on the dark side of the moon after working close to 4 years. The Chinese Mars rover is still roving on the plain of Utopia Planatia on the Red Planet after more than one-and-half year.
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> Chinese Space achievements bring no praise but envy and phobia from the Americans. When a rocket-launched reusable spacecraft releases a load in space and returns landing on a normal airplane runway, the Chinese are accused of developing space weapons which can penetrate US air defences. Chinese Space has to endure a lot of out-of-this-world accusations from the Americans, most notably from NASA and its chief Bill Nelson. First he accuses China of wanting to steal the moon from other earthlings. Next he demands that there should be an American on board the CSS and the Chinese should use the English language to be international.
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> What an arrogant and ignorant chauvinist and racist. Until recently, the English-language had little to no role in rocketry and space exploration. The Germans were the pioneers of modern day rocketry with their V1 and V2 rockets developed during WW2. Both Americans and Russians stole German technology after the War to start their own space programs.
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> The first language spoken in space was not English but Russian. The first language spoken in the first spacestation ever built by humans was Russian too.
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> He should not forget that the Chinese have successfully built their own spacestation after being banned from the US-led ISS. Yet he expects the Chinese to use English in their own spacestation.
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> NASA had gone to great extend to prevent Western astronauts from speaking Mandarin in the CSS. A female Italian astronaut was learning Mandarin to prepare herself for a working trip to the CSS. To prevent this from happening, ISS astronauts schedule was modified to allow the Italian to jump queue. She was able to visit the ISS ahead of others in the waiting list. In this way she earned a trip in space without having to speak Mandarin.But to the disappointment of NASA, before her return to Earth, she posted a Chinese poetry online from space.
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> Expect another stellar year for Chinese Space in 2023.