Saru Posted December 30, 2011 #1 Share Posted December 30, 2011 China has declared plans to land a man on the moon and to build a space station by as early as 2020. A white paper published on Thursday laid out the country's five-year plan for the development on new satellites, spacecraft and a space station and provided the official confirmation of China's lunar ambitions. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Posted December 30, 2011 #2 Share Posted December 30, 2011 About bloody time someone went back to the moon, i don't care if it's "pointless" i'd like to see video footage of the entire mission in HD on my TV since i wasn't around in 1969 to see the moon landing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angi chiesa Posted December 30, 2011 #3 Share Posted December 30, 2011 China have a history of land grabbing,.. EG Tibet.So now the moon will be CHinese possesion. Good place to launch missiles or spy camera . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Supertypo Posted December 30, 2011 #4 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Lets support china in her goal, by buying so much chinesee we can! Go china, the moon is yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamor Posted December 30, 2011 #5 Share Posted December 30, 2011 China have a history of land grabbing,.. EG Tibet.So now the moon will be CHinese possesion. Good place to launch missiles or spy camera . Are you serious? Tibet! Not much compared to North and South America, Australia and to some extent Africa and more lol Got a feeling you have something against China Zam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpoonyOne Posted December 30, 2011 #6 Share Posted December 30, 2011 What are they going to do? Chuck the US flag away when they get there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angi chiesa Posted December 30, 2011 #7 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Zamor,it is China that wants the moon.Bigger than anything else to conquer.Hey I live in Thailand and many of my friends here are Chinese.Chinese dictators are the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted December 30, 2011 #8 Share Posted December 30, 2011 i'd prefer the Americans being the leaders in space exploration, and preferred it was NASA going back to the moon. but times change, but seeing a Chinaman landing - walking on the moon wont have the same affect/appeal to me as seeing Americans walking on the moon again. i dont know why but thats my take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dharma warrior Posted December 30, 2011 #9 Share Posted December 30, 2011 China is the evil empire! They'll probably open a factory on the moon so they can have a way to manufacture their cheap crap in low gravity. They'll ship Tibetian buddhists up there and force them to slave away in a lunar sweat shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripperking Posted December 30, 2011 #10 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Sounds a bit like racist comments here. What would the line. Of conversation be if the headline read "African nation plans manned space mission to Moon." Maybe some would say "oh well, they can't break anything up. there!" Personally, I'm all for any human expedition to neighbouring planets and moons!! Pushing manned space exploration is setting us up for stellar and interstellar space exploration! At the very least, I hope mankind will get over ethnic differences and realise we are all belonging to the same race, the human race. Good luck China and whoever does the next step in space flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted December 30, 2011 #11 Share Posted December 30, 2011 What happened to ``one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind`` Oh wait, Neil was suppose to say one giant leap for the western world. Any and all missions beyond Earth is a leap for us all. People who think the Chinese will keep things hush, must think NASA was and has been always completely open with the general public. I don`t think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcos anthony toledo Posted December 31, 2011 #12 Share Posted December 31, 2011 The Chinese better watch their back just look whats been happening to the Russian space program of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Lemieux Posted December 31, 2011 #13 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I just hate China so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffybunny Posted December 31, 2011 #14 Share Posted December 31, 2011 The problem is that once the chinese make it to the moon...you will have the cravings to go back and do it again an hour later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted January 1, 2012 #15 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Actually if the Chinese did start building a station on the moon, it would set in motion a new space race - 'The quest to own the moon'. And it would also speed up mans advances in space colonisation - something I'm not all that chuffed about to be honset. We have to sort out our act here first. Edited January 1, 2012 by Device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badeskov Posted January 1, 2012 #16 Share Posted January 1, 2012 They're 42 years too late. Why? Cheers, Badeskov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted January 1, 2012 #17 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Why? Cheers, Badeskov Oh, I was just being glib I guess. But you can get a feel for my position on the matter in my previous comment - which I edited. Thanks. Edited January 1, 2012 by Device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue33 Posted January 1, 2012 #18 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I THINK IF THE CHINESE MAKE IT TO THE MOON IT WILL SPUR THE AMERICANS AND OTHER NATIONS ON.I PERSONALY THINK IT SHOULD BE A MULTI-NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY THAT BUILDS A BASE ON THE MOON.NASA IS TOO SECRETIVE AND KEEPS TOO MUCH FROM THE PUBLIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted January 2, 2012 #19 Share Posted January 2, 2012 As Long as they dont put a Quick fry shop up there ! I want Dib`s on that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino666 Posted January 2, 2012 #20 Share Posted January 2, 2012 They'll so it. As usual America is dragging it's heals. All talk and no action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID Posted January 3, 2012 #21 Share Posted January 3, 2012 China have a history of land grabbing,.. EG Tibet.So now the moon will be Chinese possesion. Good place to launch missiles or spy camera . I wouldn't get too excted by a headline. The Moon is not "land" available for any nation to claim, and China has orbited a man, and executed a short EVA. They have heavy lift capability to develop and man-rate, and space craft to develop, test, and man-rate, a mission profile to develop, and hundreds and hundreds of people to train. I'd say, with the right economics, a coordinated effort that didn't involve the military running the program, a rudimentary lunar landing capability could be developed in the next 10 years by the Chinese, but, economically, I rather doubt it...and, a station as well? It would make a nice novel, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID Posted January 3, 2012 #22 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I THINK IF THE CHINESE MAKE IT TO THE MOON IT WILL SPUR THE AMERICANS AND OTHER NATIONS ON.I PERSONALY THINK IT SHOULD BE A MULTI-NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY THAT BUILDS A BASE ON THE MOON.NASA IS TOO SECRETIVE AND KEEPS TOO MUCH FROM THE PUBLIC. What??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badeskov Posted January 3, 2012 #23 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I wouldn't get too excted by a headline. The Moon is not "land" available for any nation to claim, and China has orbited a man, and executed a short EVA. They have heavy lift capability to develop and man-rate, and space craft to develop, test, and man-rate, a mission profile to develop, and hundreds and hundreds of people to train. I'd say, with the right economics, a coordinated effort that didn't involve the military running the program, a rudimentary lunar landing capability could be developed in the next 10 years by the Chinese, but, economically, I rather doubt it...and, a station as well? It would make a nice novel, I think. I would agree, MID. But to be honest, I have a feeling their rather ambitious plans are as much a domestic tool of politics as it is an actual ambition. I have no doubts they'll get there at some point, but the time line looks rather aggressive Cheers, Badeskov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID Posted January 3, 2012 #24 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I would agree, MID. But to be honest, I have a feeling their rather ambitious plans are as much a domestic tool of politics as it is an actual ambition. I have no doubts they'll get there at some point, but the time line looks rather aggressive Cheers, Badeskov To be honest, I agree with you too Bade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted January 8, 2012 #25 Share Posted January 8, 2012 To be honest, I agree with you too Bade! Your both so correct ! China will not go to the Moon on there own ! Even on a good day we all will be needed to return to the Moon ! Now the real trick will be Growing up as a Unified Race ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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