Evan Burton Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Interesting to see that some of the ol' rabid HBs are now loudly decrying the landing of the PRC's Chang'e 3 lunar lander and explorer, claiming it is "faked". Laughably, some are using the already debunked "classic claims" from the Apollo days. Of course, some asked if the Chang'e 3 could image the Apollo landing sites; when told that the nearest site was about 1000KM away, a HB posted "How convenient". Thus is the mind of a HB. Congratulations to the PRC on a great achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dolva Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Absolutely Evan. New technology, new research. Fascinating. A number of nations, apart from the traditional ones, (India, Iran, Europe..) are launching various endeavours. I wouldn't be surprised if what's coming will be more spectacular than the USA, USSR efforts which while amazing in themselves they were very much a proving ground for new technologies of the time so many now can go from there. Kinda makes me wish I was much younger, but then wouldn't have been there to follow the missions of the day. I prefer to think of the 'tinfoilers' as eccentrics with a peculiar sense of compensatory humour. When I think of them at all, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 G'day John, I am not happy with a lot of what the PRC is doing but it is great to see their space programmes are achiving their aims. As you say, I would not be surprised to see them become the leaders in space technology. In fact, a recent issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology headed the article "China: From laggard to leader". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Felter Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Interesting to see that some of the ol' rabid HBs are now loudly decrying the landing of the PRC's Chang'e 3 lunar lander and explorer, claiming it is "faked". Laughably, some are using the already debunked "classic claims" from the Apollo days. Of course, some asked if the Chang'e 3 could image the Apollo landing sites; when told that the nearest site was about 1000KM away, a HB posted "How convenient". Thus is the mind of a HB. Congratulations to the PRC on a great achievement. In addition, the HB's bemoan the fact of a buffer zone around A11 and A17 http://www.space.com/13346-nasa-guidelines-protect-apollo-moon-landing-sites.html The Blunder from Down Under has added comment is his LRO series concerning the no-fly and buffer zones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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