Jade Rabbit

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:16 am

The Chinese are landing a lunar rover next month. I lift a glass to their success.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:23 am

Exciting for many Chinese people I'm sure. You certainly wouldn't get me up there.

Would you do it if the opportunity presented itself?

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:58 am

Ahso!;1441549 wrote: Exciting for many Chinese people I'm sure. You certainly wouldn't get me up there.

Would you do it if the opportunity presented itself?

Not until they have a Starbucks and a place to find some good Mu Shu.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 7:01 am

The preparation would probably kill me anyway.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 7:02 am

Ahso!;1441553 wrote: The preparation would probably kill me anyway.I can hear a chorus of FGers pleading me to please try.

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 7:56 am

I'd happily emigrate off-planet, there's a lot of work to be done establishing permanent colonies. It would be a privilege.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:37 am

Týr;1441556 wrote: I'd happily emigrate off-planet, there's a lot of work to be done establishing permanent colonies. It would be a privilege.

Some of us thought you already were off-planet.

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:38 am

Ahso!;1441554 wrote: I can hear a chorus of FGers pleading me to please try.

That's what you want. That's what you're working for. It appears that to you Negative Attention is better than No Attention. You'd be amazed to know the chorus of FGers probably wouldn't waste the thought.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:12 am

I'd rather stay here!

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:24 pm

I would want to go to the moon.

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:57 am

Thirty seven years since the last lunar landing, finally we have another. The Chinese landing has been successful, I'm delighted. I look forward to following the progress of the rover.

BBC News - China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:31 pm

They land a robot? No people? ............why have we gone backwards ?

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:16 pm

Mars Curiosity rover finds life-supporting chemicals - CNN.com

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:13 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1442727 wrote: They land a robot? No people? ............why have we gone backwards ?

The Chinese haven't yet left low orbit with their manned missions. The lunar lander tests systems they'll need in their approach to establishing a permanent manned lunar station. I think their rate of progress is impressive.

How many people have stood on the moon so far? I may have the count wrong but I make it eight.

It's thirty seven years since anything at all landed on the moon. The Chinese are to be congratulated on making the effort.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:10 pm

Considering their progress over the past emmmmm... 50 years...it is truly amazing.

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:17 pm

Congrats to China for the lunar landing!

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:24 am

Maybe I'm jaded (yuk yuk) but I don't really see why anyone would be amazed by this. China has loads of money and they're merely building on pre-existing technology that was developed by other countries. I do admire the ambition though.