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45. wonder where the studio

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Mon Dec 16, 2013, 12:11 AM

Dec 2013

is that they shot this at ?

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China's Jade Rabbit Moon rover sends back first photos [View all] LongTomH Dec 2013 OP

so are they gonna build a walmart? nt msongs Dec 2013 #1

No. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #3

A Starbucks? sakabatou Dec 2013 #20

That's pretty offensive. eggplant Dec 2013 #13

Is it anymore offensive than when people make comments about finding/stealing oil on penultimate Dec 2013 #49

Um, nice strawman there. eggplant Dec 2013 #63

I am impressed with it, but just 'cause they aren't the US penultimate Dec 2013 #64

You are welcome to make such jokes. eggplant Dec 2013 #66

What's being joked about is the space program, not the race or ethnicity of the people behind it penultimate Dec 2013 #73

Walmart is a Person NobodyHere Dec 2013 #72

Build a Walmart? SoapBox Dec 2013 #16

Is that usual after a non-manned lunar landing? LanternWaste Dec 2013 #48

Naaah.... maybe a low-g sweat shop to make it more difficult for employees to jump to their deaths penultimate Dec 2013 #50

walmart is an american company JI7 Dec 2013 #58

These are the voyages... postulater Dec 2013 #2

+1 Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #4

It sent back a selfie? nt valerief Dec 2013 #5

No, the lander took a picture of the rover bhikkhu Dec 2013 #15

I know. It's another place for countries to war over. nt valerief Dec 2013 #24

It's a soundstage in Beijing... Archae Dec 2013 #6

Not so Duer 157099 Dec 2013 #7

The flag... SoapBox Dec 2013 #17

Oh, that's the moon? I thought it was Beijing with all the pollution. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #27

MAN has transmission quality improved! I hope we find a way to work together. nolabear Dec 2013 #8

Dark Side billhicks76 Dec 2013 #19

The sun rotates Paulie Dec 2013 #23

It rotates. But that period is the same as its revolution. immoderate Dec 2013 #26

Mercury is tidally locked to the Sun but not the same way the Moon is to the Earth Fumesucker Dec 2013 #41

The moon rotates too. Deep13 Dec 2013 #30

I believe the moon always faces earth from the same side because... mallard Dec 2013 #62

Possibly. Most of the lava plains are on the near side. The moon is tidally locked. Deep13 Dec 2013 #69

The Earth may never be tidally locked to the moon. Xithras Dec 2013 #78

First, it's the far side, not the dark side. The Moon rotates once every 28 days, meaning........ LongTomH Dec 2013 #39

First thing it does is send back a Selfie SkatmanRoth Dec 2013 #9

Um, it didn't take a picture of itself. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #40

I'm pretty sure that's a joke... penultimate Dec 2013 #51

Ok, I see it now. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #67

This is awesome! Mojo Electro Dec 2013 #10

If they wanted Moon rocks we could have sold them some.. Historic NY Dec 2013 #11

Most excellent. Congrats to the design team. eggplant Dec 2013 #12

Good for them n2doc Dec 2013 #14

An early step. The Chinese have a reported 1,000,000 people working on their space program ... Scuba Dec 2013 #18

and our government is working on bailing out, protecting from prosecution, and stacking the deck for yurbud Dec 2013 #68

I figured we would have a base up there by now Garion_55 Dec 2013 #21

I'm with you, Friend LongTomH Dec 2013 #36

Wow. Imagine when the first man walks on that alien terrain NoOneMan Dec 2013 #22

In other news, China has now declared the moon as part of their air-space... icymist Dec 2013 #25

Go team China! defacto7 Dec 2013 #28

Isn't that how the ISS works? penultimate Dec 2013 #54

Theoretically yes. defacto7 Dec 2013 #55

But we have forbidden China's participation in ISS mainer Dec 2013 #76

Just to put this into perspective... Deep13 Dec 2013 #29

what have we done lately? olddad56 Dec 2013 #31

Curiosity for one sarin Dec 2013 #33

Cassini at Saturn, New Horizons en route to Pluto... Deep13 Dec 2013 #57

Haha, the US has DOMINATED at solar system probes since the 90s: joshcryer Dec 2013 #59

I wonder how many of the scientists and engineers were educated in the US? olddad56 Dec 2013 #32

I wonder how much of OUR technology they stole to make this happen. n/t JeffHead Dec 2013 #34

I share all my technology under Open Source or Creative Commons licenses. hunter Dec 2013 #47

while the chinese are rapidly catching up to us in technology Dustin DeWinde Dec 2013 #35

Catching up? ramapo Dec 2013 #38

they wont pass us this year or next Dustin DeWinde Dec 2013 #42

We should be ashamed and embarressed ramapo Dec 2013 #37

we have a much healthier, much more inclusive society than we did in 1969 Dustin DeWinde Dec 2013 #43

What about all the recent missions that JPL sent to Mars and Jupiter? penultimate Dec 2013 #52

The manned space program is not the end all. joshcryer Dec 2013 #60

Mars Curiosity rover finds life-supporting chemicals jtuck004 Dec 2013 #44

Oh, and everything NASA produces is public domain... joshcryer Dec 2013 #61

"everything NASA produces is public domain" < Very likely not, but most of it, probably. jtuck004 Dec 2013 #71

Fair enough, I should've said "publicly releases." joshcryer Dec 2013 #74

wonder where the studio iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #45

It's on Mars. penultimate Dec 2013 #53

It's on Titan. kentauros Dec 2013 #56

Moonies? Martak Sarno Dec 2013 #46

Is that snow on the wheels?? jessie04 Dec 2013 #65

No, it's light. Ash_F Dec 2013 #70

uh-oh - don't like the looks of this one Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2013 #75

GOP Congress has kept us from working with China mainer Dec 2013 #77