In English and German I know how to count down,
But I'm baffled by Chinese,
Says Werhner von Braun
China confirms moonshot
China has announced that its Chang'e 5 mission to visit the Moon and bring back some samples will take place in the second half of 2017. Chang'e 5 has been slotted for 2017 since at least 2013, but China's never set a firm date. It's now done so. Oddly, the Chang'e 4 moonshot and rover mission is scheduled for 2018. China's …
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Friday 27th May 2016 09:12 GMT Mage
India
I wonder will India bother with the moon, or will they go to Europa next, now that they have done Mars with MOM.
NASA predicted some date the Chinese would overtake them. I think though on Satellite Launches and some space tech the Europeans overtook USA some years ago. Why is UK doing a spaceport in UK, nearer equator makes more sense? Maybe they aren't European, as Europe already has a spaceport so good that the Russians are using it.
I wonder what the real Chinese goals are, or have they even thought it out that far ahead? They have a very big 500m radio telescope too. Much bigger than Arecibo. [sp?]
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Friday 27th May 2016 12:23 GMT WonkoTheSane
Re: India
"Why is UK doing a spaceport in UK, nearer equator makes more sense?"
So... British territory near the equator... at Latitude 7° 56' South, that would be Ascension Island* then?
Already home to an RAF base and an ESA tracking station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_Island
*most appropriate spaceport name... in the world!
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Friday 27th May 2016 12:42 GMT Ugotta B. Kiddingme
Here's hoping
that EVERYONE's* future space plans are successful.
* Well... Maybe not those nasty Kanamits who want "To Serve Man"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
