Chinese Manned Launch - Sunday
Discussion
Looks like China is preparing to launch a three man crew to dock with their space station this weekend.
There are a number of "firsts" connected with this mission -
First Chinese three man crew
First female crew member
First manned docking with their space station
The Chinese are marching on.
There are a number of "firsts" connected with this mission -
First Chinese three man crew
First female crew member
First manned docking with their space station
The Chinese are marching on.
nellyleelephant said:
If you were to go back in time 40 years and suggest that this was a possibility, you'd been laughed out of town.
Probably not. They had a manned space program back then, if Wikipedia is to be believed. It was cancelled after Mao Zedong's death.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_space_program
There's a live feed here http://english.cntv.cn/live/ though it breaks up a lot for me.
It makes sense. The Chinese hoover all the money out of the West by selling them cheap goods, then build space rockets with the proceeds.
The only bit I don't see is who takes over when China gets fat and bankrupt like the West. Will we be back to a mediaeval subsistence society, bashing out bits of metal for 1p and selling them to the next superpower?
The only bit I don't see is who takes over when China gets fat and bankrupt like the West. Will we be back to a mediaeval subsistence society, bashing out bits of metal for 1p and selling them to the next superpower?
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