Hey I think the Chinese have just sent two men into Space [Archive]

h0ughy

12-10-2005, 02:01 PM

I just heard this on the radio, that the chinese have launched a rocket with two "lucky" guys into space?

has anyone else heard the same news???? :cool: the space race begins again

ving

12-10-2005, 02:05 PM

nup... i'll have to check the news

ving

12-10-2005, 02:09 PM

only found this on smh...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/china-taking-off-like-a-rocket/2005/10/02/1128191607294.html

ving

12-10-2005, 02:09 PM

ere ya go matey!
http://space.com/missionlaunches/051011_china_shenzhou6_lnch.html

h0ughy

12-10-2005, 02:35 PM

thanks ving, AKA DAVO, Dave, sorry David

ving

12-10-2005, 02:39 PM

ur gunna be sorry!!! :P

go the chinese i say!! :) 2010 hey. that'll be before nasa's attempt at the moon :)

fringe_dweller

12-10-2005, 03:30 PM

I reckon thats why the US is in a hurry to go back now ;)
wonder if it was a GS rocket? :)
I dont think the Chinese will be as concerned as the west is about horrible loss's of people along the way either? - they will still have 999 999 999 998 left to go - maybe they will just use death row prisoners instead?
Kearn

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 04:23 PM

Yep! I watched the lift-off live on CNN today. Dave Reneke was doing the live commentary!

The Chinese claim that they will have a Red Flag on Mars placed by Chinese astronauts by 2025!!!

They also claim they will have a Chinese Space Station by 2010 and be building on the Moon by 2015 :scared2:

One comment during the broadcast was that NASA approved the Chinese Lift-off! Why did they need permission? NASA doesn't own Space!!!!

ving

12-10-2005, 04:27 PM

nasa need a push i say! :D
2025 on mars hey! :)
wow!

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 04:33 PM

I think they are pushing the boundaries by claiming to have a Space Station by 2010! That only leaves them just over 4 years!

xrekcor

12-10-2005, 04:41 PM

Ken,

Well they must be building something they are the biggest buyer's of steal in todays world. Besides their economy is cranking, especially when you have 350 million middle class workers alone, 2-3 times that of the US.

regards,CS

ving

12-10-2005, 04:58 PM

thats middle class workers doing it all for the equivalent of chicken feed...

xrekcor

12-10-2005, 05:19 PM

Ummm no, maybe the the peasent farmer. Todays middle class workers in
China are buying cars, housing with all the modcons...etc...etc... hard to get
those things on chicken feed. Their economy is booming and fast catching up
with the US and will at it rate of pace out strip the US, why do you think the
US wants them to adjust their currency, Do you see anyone else complaining
about that?

anyways this is another debate and very much off topic, and pushing the
posting rules. So lets ends this now before I get into trouble :whistle:

regards,CS

atalas

12-10-2005, 05:24 PM

Boy there is no stopping these guy's, oh I know ! turn them into a democracy that will give us a chance to catch up :lol:
If we would stop waisting so much money on invading other peoples countries we would be going to Mars as well !

Louie :rolleyes:

Eardrum73

12-10-2005, 05:34 PM

I dunno if this is true or not,

but there were rumours circulating in some circles that they had plenty of rocket problems before this and many rockets failed or exploded. But it looks like they got it going ok now. :)

According to yahoo news It seems that they have included a sh*t dispensor on board.... handy for not having the feaces flying all over the shuttle I suppose. :whistle:

In anycase I think space exploration should be shared by all mankind, not belonging to anyone nation. The idea of US trying to compete in a space race is just silly, who cares if someone else makes it to mars first..... personally I think the space faring nations should just developed their space technology as they see fit, instead of turning it into space olympics.

slice of heaven

12-10-2005, 07:56 PM

Not likely, gs is Taiwanese :)

As long as space remains free to all nations there's no problem with who's up there. As with the original Space Shuttles, the Chinese spaceflights are military.

I agree with Ving, the workers get paid chicken feed. $300us/year for the average rural worker and $1000us/year for the average urban salary IS chicken feed. The reduced labour costs are what makes it viable for companies to produce their goods there.

Greg Bryant

12-10-2005, 09:06 PM

The Heavens-Above website

http://www.heavens-above.com

now has preliminary predictions for when/if you can sight the Chinese spacecraft from wherever you are. Those predictions should firm up soon.

fringe_dweller

12-10-2005, 09:10 PM

is it a Chinese owned Taiwanese based company like Synta? ;) anyway Taiwan used to be part of China apparently http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html (i think they want it back too?) so technically I am not far off? :-))))

I keep hearing the expression "chinese dobs" it must of stuck :D

Kearn
PS I thought the US had already staked out claims on the moon while they were up there? :D - no? it wouldnt be much different too the situation of everyone owning bits of Antarctica as they do-

atalas

12-10-2005, 09:14 PM

Interesting link Greg , thanks for that .

Cheers

Louie

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 09:36 PM

Thanks Greg! :thumbsup:

Kearn, the Chinese might be in a hurry to get to Mars to stake a claim before the US does. :shrug:

Ark Ark to you too! :D

fringe_dweller

12-10-2005, 09:42 PM

Ark ARK arkk arkark!!! :poke: ark ark ARRRKK!! :shrug:
ARk

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 09:44 PM

Man oh Man, that's one ugly Avatar! hahahahahahaha!! ark ark

fringe_dweller

12-10-2005, 09:45 PM

HHMMMPPHH! well - thats the last time a put a pic of myself in my avatar
ark
Kearn

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 10:04 PM

I think YOU better get over here to the Star Camp as well! We might be able to knock that ugly out of you lol!

How many nights are you booking in for? All 4! Wow, that's great Kearn. :thumbsup:

fringe_dweller

12-10-2005, 10:22 PM

I am thinking about it mate :) sounds very very tempting -
btw my mother loves me - she could jiving tho? (as the song goes)
Kearnark

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 10:35 PM

Tempting! It's downright unmissable!! Awards, raffles, door prize, buy/swap/sell, 4 nights of viewing with about 30 of the IIS crowd, etc etc. How cool is that!!!

fringe_dweller

12-10-2005, 10:50 PM

Its very very cool Ken - I would love to look through a wide variety of scopes at once whilst sharing in the fun :-)) I have never even been to an ASSA open night here at home!!! - I am an unsociable so and so, it would appear, i would have to break with my inertia - you guys are gonna have the time of your lives, I know it - dont think I havent thought about it :) if I do come it will be at the last minute and if the gods allow - so I dont want to give false expectations at this stage
Kearn

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 10:57 PM

OK Mr. Unsociable Ark-monster. I'll keep a spot in the viewing area warmed up 'Just in case' :thumbsup: ark ark.

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 10:58 PM

Oops, better get back to the Chinese!!

Yeah, those Chinese in Space, how about that hey! :cool2:

[1ponders]

12-10-2005, 11:00 PM

Hey guys, is this going anywhere towards Chinese in space :shrug:

h0ughy

12-10-2005, 11:07 PM

Hey you two took over my thread :poke: ! thanks, was getting a bit down, after seeing the Ark Monster and the dragon at it i thought the world really is a big place and distace between people is a good thing. :whistle:

I think the neighbours are returning from orbit now :rofl:

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 11:07 PM

Problem with a lot of this 'Man on Mars' suff is we will be getting pretty old by then! Our kids might one day travel the cosmos as tourists, but I think we are a bit late ourselves.

If only they started all this Space race 100 years earlier!!

But still fun & exciting watching it all start to happen.

fringe_dweller

12-10-2005, 11:13 PM

Sorry Houghy and all - :ashamed:
good to see some action in world of space exploration again tho i agree :)
congrats to Dragon Space! (did you know that Ken - I think thats what they call the program? ;) )
Kearn
ps thnx BD - I will try to fill that spot :prey:

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 11:14 PM

Who . . what . .

Yeah, I reckon good on whoever gets to set-up on another planet first. Someone is bound to do it eventually. I did expect it to be a joint effort though, just like the ISS.

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 11:16 PM

Dragon Space! Cool.

h0ughy

12-10-2005, 11:20 PM

so who gets the first mineral rights on the planet, those who sent a drone or those who set foot upon it?

And BTW fellas, I don't mind a bit, I expect nothing less, than what I have done myself!

ballaratdragons

12-10-2005, 11:24 PM

Politics. Can't even avoid it in Space!!!! And I don't think the Chinese and Americans get along too well.

We went waaaayyyyyy off track. Even more than my usual! Sorry oh gracious Houghy.

h0ughy

12-10-2005, 11:28 PM

Don't be i loved the movie :cool: , pierce brosnan's head just rolling around, useless. Sounds like this thread really :whistle: . ARkARk :thumbsup:

asimov

13-10-2005, 12:02 AM

.:whistle: .

cometcatcher

13-10-2005, 07:53 AM

CCTV9 on C band had excellent blanket coverage, in English. How many seconds did the local news give it?

h0ughy

13-10-2005, 07:57 AM

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: classic

xrekcor

13-10-2005, 10:23 AM

You guy's obviously didn't see the story about China's 350 million middle class workers on Foriegn Correspndence a few weeks back. Designer clothes, BMW's, big houses, high rise luxury apartments. I guess it must of been brought with chicken feed eh'

I think your getting a lil mixed up between lower class and middle class :D

regards,CS

square_peg114GT

13-10-2005, 10:27 AM

Way to go, China!!!

:thumbsup:

ving

13-10-2005, 10:52 AM

well if chickens can do it why not them? ;)

xrekcor

13-10-2005, 11:07 AM

Never seen a chicken do anything except lay an egg and look good based in honey at 300c in the oven lol, perhaps your experience is different

regards,CS

ving

13-10-2005, 11:13 AM

well the toyota adverts show them driving camrys...
http://www.fozzy.org/ChickenNapped/chicken5.jpg
:P

xrekcor

13-10-2005, 11:21 AM

yeah right! that's a jappanese chicken silly.

ballaratdragons

13-10-2005, 03:03 PM

And it's only a Camry! I bet HE can't afford a BMW!!

h0ughy

13-10-2005, 03:07 PM

:rofl: :rofl: I'm not playing chicken with you, that the real deal :poke:

fringe_dweller

13-10-2005, 05:38 PM

RFLMAO!!! excellent guys - I see old spongey and B1 was brought out of retirement - excellent :)
Kearn
ps why did the chicken cross the road?

ving

13-10-2005, 06:23 PM

:confused:

fringe_dweller

13-10-2005, 06:27 PM

so he could buy a new BMW and get rid of that old camry?? :p :p :p (sorry couldnt do any better :whistle: )
kearn

ballaratdragons

13-10-2005, 10:49 PM

Did you hear about those Chinese going into Space :thumbsup: :rofl:

asimov

13-10-2005, 11:15 PM

NO!?.....do tell??

ballaratdragons

13-10-2005, 11:18 PM

Yep, they are going to VEVUS!

h0ughy

13-10-2005, 11:37 PM

No wonder you racked up many miles of frequent flyers points ken, that magic stardust has you going at it again, your flying High.