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Old 02-12-2013, 04:16 PM
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Jade Rabbit. Chinese Moon landing in December.

Did anyone else watch the Chinese Moon probe launch?

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Old 03-12-2013, 01:40 AM
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No but I did hear about it in the news, expected to land sometime in December 2013? Hope it makes it!!
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Old 03-12-2013, 12:15 PM
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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.
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Old 03-12-2013, 01:42 PM
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Emily has good coverage:

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...-the-moon.html
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Landing today I believe!!
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Landing today I believe!!
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.
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Old 10-12-2013, 02:43 PM
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I wonder how long it will be before they declare a flight exclusion zone around the landing site.
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Old 10-12-2013, 03:56 PM
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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.
Sorry my bad, it entered orbit on the 6th.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2...rs-lunar-orbit
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It made it cant wait for the data and pics
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The Rabbit has landed

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

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Have they shown any footage yet??

This is from ABC News -

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Scientists burst into applause as a computer-generated image representing the spacecraft was seen landing on the moon's surface via screens at a Beijing control centre, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) showed.
Sounds like a cartoon... I can't imagine a group of NASA scientists bursting into applause at the sight of a cartoon!
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I wonder how long it will be before they declare a flight exclusion zone around the landing site.
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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!
Plenty of video feeds from the CCTV website http://english.cntv.cn/01/index.shtml

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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



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