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Originally posted by MarkLuitzen
chinese scientist are less bount by rules and they are still thinking out side the box. as I stand in believing I believe that china will become the first nation to get to near light speed travel and wil lead to world in the coming years , economic as scientific.
Originally posted by Taikonaut
The Helium-3 issue is now well and truely in the genaral publics domain rather than as a fringe theory.
An unmanned moon probe blasted off from China Friday (Oct. 1) to begin the country's next phase of lunar exploration and set the stage for even more ambitious spaceflights to come.
The Chinese moon probe, called Chang'e 2, launched at 6:59:57 a.m. EDT (1059:57 GMT) from the Xichang Space Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province, according to state media reports. It should take about five days for the spacecraft to enter orbit around the moon.
The Chang'e 2 spacecraft soared into space atop one of China's Long March 3C rockets. It launched on Oct. 1, National Day in China – a holiday that commemorates the 61st anniversary of Communist rule in the country.
China to Land on the Moon by 2010
The people in charge of China’s moon exploration program recently disclosed that if all goes according to plan, China will realize its first exploration of the moon before 2010. The country hopes to successfully send astronauts into space within the next few years.
According to a recently published article in the weekly journal Outlook, China will take three steps in carrying out its moon landing program: the first step is to launch space laboratories and flying machines into orbit to search for valuable resources; the second step is to send space robots to moon; the third step is to realize a manned moon landing. Although a specific date for the moon landing is yet to be determined, space scientists are confident that the time required for China’s first manned moon landing will be significantly less than for the US.
Moon exploration has become an important symbol for a nation's degree of technological development and a prime target for countries in the never ending search for business opportunities.
A White Paper on China’s Space Activities, issued by Chinese government on November 11, 2000, initially set the goal for moon exploration and clearly planned to carry out preliminary deep space research. At the same time, the white paper also suggested that China should stress its own characteristics when choosing targets for moon exploration. These targets will hopefully fill gaps in China’s moon exploration knowledge and contribute to scientific data for humans setting up base stations on the moon in the future. They also want to avoid reinventing the proverbial wheel by repeating the work of other countries.
www.china.org.cn...
edit on 7-10-2010 by antar because: Image
Originally posted by jetxnet
Good post JKrog.
Keep in mind that a Space race leads to Cold war between two Super Powers. The Space race is just flexing "technological muscle" if you will.
The US, during the Clinton years, gave over our sensitive Space technology to China hand over fist. We even helped them determine their problems with regards to exploding rocket launches.
Of course China is using the techs for military uses as well. From Laser guided munitions and radar jamming to sophisticated data encryption along with C4 Command and Control operations.
In the 1990s, we gave China a huge running start and advanced their space program by at least 10 years.
Originally posted by antar
Well looks like China got ahead of us, wonder if some or much of our own NASA funding was from China and they just by-passed us and went for the Gold?
Originally posted by antar
Ok then, I realize that this is so however how did the Chinese intentions grow in technological ability so fast? I mean according to what they had back in 2000, they are at least 5 or 10 years ahead now...
Originally posted by antar
Well looks like China got ahead of us, wonder if some or much of our own NASA funding was from China and they just by-passed us and went for the Gold? Does this have to do with why so many reported sightings in China by Unidentified Craft? If it is not alien in nature who else would be showing superiority over the Chinese and shutting down their airports as a demonstration of power?
I raised this older thread out of respect for Jkrog, but also because I felt he really had the foresight to be way ahead of this situation, I only wish he were still with us he had an extraordinary ability to find info on these subjects...
Originally posted by antar
What is especially thrilling is when we see work like this that just gets ignored for the most part at the time, and then years later it all comes together and is completely validated,