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Originally posted by thesneakiod
Then why tell the world they are even going? If missions to the moon go on in secret all the time as you say, and you seem to know that they are partners with the USA, then why not launch in secret? In fact, why in that case do they need to go at all?
Then why tell the world they are even going?
If missions to the moon go on in secret all the time as you say, and you seem to know that they are partners with the USA, then why not launch in secret?
In fact, why in that case do they need to go at all?
Originally posted by johnlear
They really probably don't. They've been up there with us for many years. This is just public relations to get guys on forums like this thinking they are going to get to see whats really on the moon. Most people don't think there is a vast right wing conspiracy.
Oh please John say aint so, please?
You mean to tell me that this next space race in which countries like the U.S., China, Japan, India and other have express a desire of going back to the Moon is all a big conspiracy to keep people in forums entertain and ignorant at the same time?
You mean to tell me that they are going to waste all those billions of dollars for that reason? I would think that someone with your vast knowledge and expertise could come up with a better explanation for that.
Hermann Opgenoorth, Head of ESA’s Solar System Missions Division says, “Participation in Chang’e-1 gives European scientists and ESA experts a welcome opportunity to maintain and pass on their expertise and to continue their scientific work. Based on the experience gained with this first mission, we intended to cooperate on the next missions in China's Chang’e line of lunar explorers.”
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2006) — NASA will have two scientific instruments on India's maiden voyage to the moon. Tuesday, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and his counterpart, Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, signed two Memoranda of Understanding in Bangalore, India, for cooperation on India's Chandrayaan-1 mission.
Originally posted by johnlear
The 'next space race' is a scam. Nobody is going anywhere that isn't there already. Any 'plans' made will be tied up in committees for ever and ever. All those 'billions of dollars' 'wasted' on the next 'space race' will be well spent, I can promise you that. But they will not be spent on projects to go to the moon. BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY THERE!. GET IT?
Originally posted by sherpa
According to this source Chang e is closely associated with the ESA and having had personal experience with the ESA trying to obtain hi-res images from Smart-1 I can only assume the same will apply to Chang e.
Originally posted by johnlear
Well if they didn't public launch occasionally many would think there were secret launches going on. Throw out a public launch once in a while and 99% of the people will say, "SEE! I TOLD YOU! THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO
HIDE ANYTHING! SEE!"