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China push to put astronaut on the moon [View all] dipsydoodle Dec 2011 OP

Didn't we put up a 'No Trespassing' Sign? bahrbearian Dec 2011 #1

Good, I hope they succeed cowcommander Dec 2011 #2

I hope the Chinese feel the same. eom tawadi Dec 2011 #15

Yeah, China's not at all nationalistic. Richardo Dec 2011 #20

Yeah... kenfrequed Dec 2011 #40

Point being - no nation is going to the moon and NOT be nationalists Richardo Dec 2011 #42

I imagine there are many different degrees of nationalism-- from the benign to the destructive LanternWaste Dec 2011 #45

Outer Space Treaty Ichingcarpenter Dec 2011 #90

Agree, and.. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #87

Good. We should be ashamed of our giving up on space. onehandle Dec 2011 #3

Wait, what? There's three new companies (and possibly a fourth) who are building rockets now, and truthisfreedom Dec 2011 #24

Space tourism and satellite launching for the highest bidders is not quite the same. onehandle Dec 2011 #43

Wow. Thanks for the iteration of continuing space exploration Kolesar Dec 2011 #86

SpaceX has no plans to go to Mars. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #91

("SpaceX has no plans to go to Mars") But NASA does.. EX500rider Jan 2012 #98

Amen, onehandle! DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #60

I hope this will push us back into manned spaceflight in a big way DavidDvorkin Dec 2011 #4

And I hope we stay far away from manned spaceflight... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #102

+100: unmanned missions are the way to go for now 0rganism Jan 2012 #104

I can't think of a reason why we would want... Bob Wallace Jan 2012 #107

GOP Candidates Declare Plans For Border Fence Around Moon jberryhill Dec 2011 #5

Can they fake it as well as NASA did? ngant17 Dec 2011 #6

I know I'm whistling in the wind here drm604 Dec 2011 #8

Hahaha, you used "apollo was a hoax" and "think" in the same sentence. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #30

Also faked: your education. nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #9

I hope you are being sarcastic. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #12

I'm reading DU and the moon missions were faked. Really? stevedeshazer Dec 2011 #16

You should've seen the wankfests on that a couple years ago.. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #31

You are missing an "I", "O", and "R" itsrobert Dec 2011 #22

Only took me two days. Iggo Dec 2011 #92

Wow. How eminently reasonable of you. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #28

Face. Fucking. Palm. AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #32

TOS violation Eliminator Dec 2011 #44

I alerted and the jury said it was just fine. Codeine Dec 2011 #71

Skinner, however, didn't. Posting revoked uppityperson Dec 2011 #78

Can't say I didn't warn him... Eliminator Dec 2011 #79

Su-weet. nt Codeine Dec 2011 #80

praise fucking Jesus Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #81

Thumbs up on that! (n/t) EX500rider Jan 2012 #99

This is the sort of stupidity that makes DU look absurd. nt Codeine Dec 2011 #65

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #109

alerted. Codeine Jan 2012 #110

You're joking, right? Gemini Cat Dec 2011 #67

I heard NASA was going to blow up the Moon neverforget Dec 2011 #75

Moon cheese is terrible. It's monumentally stinky cheese. MineralMan Dec 2011 #76

Really? sakabatou Dec 2011 #93

Thay are looking for another Walmart location to dump their junk in n/t doc03 Dec 2011 #7

Sour grapes... David__77 Dec 2011 #10

If you say so n/t doc03 Dec 2011 #11

Really? stevedeshazer Dec 2011 #17

Disinformation. David__77 Dec 2011 #19

What about the censorship? Is it as bad as we have heard or is that also disinformation? cstanleytech Dec 2011 #23

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #25

Be nice. He is after all entitled to his views cstanleytech Dec 2011 #26

I was nice. But the fact remains. nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #27

And we are entitled to ridcule him. tabasco Dec 2011 #56

China is improving. AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #33

Well perhaps we can narrow it down, can you search about the Tiananmen square protests now? cstanleytech Dec 2011 #35

There is no Internet censorship in China DissedByBush Dec 2011 #55

techincal problems perhaps like say a firewall blocking access? cstanleytech Dec 2011 #69

It's all semantics DissedByBush Dec 2011 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author agent46 Dec 2011 #37

"Unlike the US, China has pledged a "no first strike" policy." EX500rider Jan 2012 #100

Are we then to presume that destructive social policies in 1960's America LanternWaste Dec 2011 #46

Meanwhile, we need the Russians to get people into orbit, now. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #13

And even that seems like playing Russian roulette with a chainsaw these days.. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #70

Space exploration was a proxy for the Cold War in the 1960s Kolesar Dec 2011 #14

The space race did improve peoples lives. It holds much more promise. n/t Gore1FL Dec 2011 #29

Space exploration DOES improve peoples' lives. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #34

"Space exploration DOES improve peoples' lives." - completely unsupported inna Dec 2011 #39

You're working on a computer, aren't you? baldguy Dec 2011 #47

omg! LOL! +5 (arbitrary!) points for trying so hard, but... no cigar! inna Dec 2011 #48

How many communications satellites use vacuum tubes? baldguy Dec 2011 #50

failure to see the difference between correlation and causation; inna Dec 2011 #53

-5 for not answering the question. -20 for not knowing what you're talking about. baldguy Dec 2011 #54

*facepalm* sakabatou Dec 2011 #94

Basic research should be funded by the federal gov't, but the space program isn't the way Kolesar Dec 2011 #84

There is no need to pick and choose. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #88

Jesus Mother of Christ Eliminator Dec 2011 #58

'Taint just ignorance. Denialism isn't just a Republican trait. Sigh.... n/t PavePusher Dec 2011 #73

You sound like you are going to start your "Republican gun grabber" speech Kolesar Dec 2011 #85

Wow. Off topic, much? n/t PavePusher Dec 2011 #95

Think of all the cute little critters it saved. sofa king Jan 2012 #106

More convenient instead of hitting the FT paywall here's an NY Times article alp227 Dec 2011 #18

Its odd that dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #41

Finally. Deep13 Dec 2011 #21

By the time China gets to the moon SpaceX will be on to Mars. joshcryer Dec 2011 #36

I would put the chances of that at zero percent. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #89

Their first F9 launch was a complete success. Their second? First non-government... joshcryer Dec 2011 #96

"Non-government".. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #105

Government got them there quicker. joshcryer Jan 2012 #108

Hey, anybody remember when America used to do great things? tclambert Dec 2011 #38

I remember Gemini Cat Dec 2011 #66

I remember the the Eagle Landing sce56 Dec 2011 #83

Been there, done that. Javaman Dec 2011 #49

Chinese announce plans pscot Dec 2011 #51

...."Americans last set foot nearly 40 years ago"? When was this written? LeftinOH Dec 2011 #52

Considering the amount of Apollo deniers out there I'm just glad they got the right century. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #61

The last Apollo mission (Apollo 17) landed on the moon in December, 1972. nt Codeine Dec 2011 #68

Better them than us Ratty Dec 2011 #57

yeah, except they're doing it with our money, while we got crappy products that Flatulo Dec 2011 #82

Let them have it. The moon is boring - and humans are too weak and puny for deep spaceflight Baclava Dec 2011 #59

The moon is the best next logical step for a base, Mars is too far away at this time Uncle Joe Dec 2011 #62

I still think too much money is spent on HUMAN spaceflight - - let our metal brothers lead the way Baclava Dec 2011 #77

Cool! Neoma Dec 2011 #63

Welcome to 1969! fujiyama Dec 2011 #64

Good for them! Steerpike Dec 2011 #74

I wish 'em luck. Bucky Dec 2011 #97

Good - they'll be needing to import lots of expensive stuff from the US to do it too. dmallind Jan 2012 #101

they'll change their minds once Apollo 18 is dubbed with Mandarin. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #103