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Originally Posted by Hans Tucker
Ok .. I know I am going to get cruelled/crucified for having an opposing opinion, such is the world today. This is just a PR exercise which will yield no additional scientific data than what has already been obtained from countless US missions. In the words of DR Leonard H McCoy .. "It's Dead Jim". Other than pretty pictures what new scientific data did China's Moon Rover yield?
Why doesn't China branch out and do something that hasn't already been done. Be the first to send a probe to Enceladus.
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Oh, this will get interesting now. Being the first is certainly harder. Looking at their rover, it seems to be much like the old NASA ones. Still it is an achievement to get the thing down on the ground in one piece. As to the intent, certainly it is a demonstration, but I doubt Elon Musk is too worried, although they are knocking off the Starship design now.