Jade Rabbit. Chinese Moon landing in December.

[Poita]

Did anyone else watch the Chinese Moon probe launch?

[ourkind]

No but I did hear about it in the news, expected to land sometime in December 2013? Hope it makes it!!

[Poita]

It was an exciting launch, very reminiscent of the late 50s, early 60s launches.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25178299

They are talking about a manned program at some point.

[deanm]

Emily has good coverage:

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2013/12020731-change-3-departs-for-the-moon.html

[ourkind]

Landing today I believe!!

[joe_smith]

Do you have a source? All I can find its the 14th Dec for touchdown. Hats off to China for keeping the dream alive hope all goes well for them.

[pmrid]

I wonder how long it will be before they declare a flight exclusion zone around the landing site.
Peter

[ourkind]

Sorry my bad, it entered orbit on the 6th.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/12/06/china-moon-rover-enters-lunar-orbit

[joe_smith]

It made it (http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/202936/8484810.html) :) cant wait for the data and pics

[Steffen]

The Rabbit has landed :thumbsup:

Great achievement for China, but then, this doesn't really surprise anyone, does it?

Cheers
Steffen.

[Lee]

Have they shown any footage yet??

This is from ABC News -

Sounds like a cartoon... I can't imagine a group of NASA scientists bursting into applause at the sight of a cartoon!

[traveller]

:rofl::rofl::rofl:


Plenty of video feeds from the CCTV website http://english.cntv.cn/01/index.shtml

Bo

[von Tom]

I was videoing the Moon at the time of the landing along with an iPhone held up to the camera which had the live feed going. It flew directly over Copernicus on it's way to Mare Imbrium - East of the planned landing site in Sinus Iridum and just on the edge of the Hi-Res survey zone images taken by the Chang'e 2.

http://youtu.be/lHBvk9xmvZg

http://youtu.be/lHBvk9xmvZg

Cheers,

Tom