Note that the sample return sounds just like the Mars sample return mission, and the relay setup is just like Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars rovers.This is impressive:
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Note that the sample return sounds just like the Mars sample return mission, and the relay setup is just like Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Mars rovers.This is impressive:
NASA needs to contract with Starlink to build and launch a lunar sat comm system.
He has a point, but practically speaking there is no way that China enforce such a claim. And technologically, China’s hardware initially will only enable two taikonauts to spend a few hours on the lunar surface before departing in contrast to Artemis’s plan for two astronauts to spend up to a week. Of course it is inevitable, in my opinion, that China will continue to make significant progress in building more capable rockets and human-rated vehicles.“My concern is if China got there first and suddenly said, ‘OK, this is our territory. You stay out,’” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told a congressional hearing last month. Nelson said China’s aggressive territorial claims in the South China Sea offer a clue as to how Beijing would handle a potential lunar dispute.
It won’t be long before there is a Congressional majority that starts to insist that NASA be given more funding for Artemis. It’s the early 1960’s all over again…Rep. Frank Lucas (R., Okla.), chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, cited the mission [Chang’e 6] as an example of challenges that NASA faces. “To maintain U.S. leadership in space, we must pay close attention to China’s space exploration efforts,” Lucas said in a statement. “There are too many consequences for our competitiveness, our national security and our continued ability to explore space at stake.”
I cringe at the thought, but there are a few differences today:It’s the early 1960’s all over again…
"The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history," Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration (CNSA).