tater Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 And we have some winners!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wjolcz Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Fractal craters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) An autogenerated Moon. Reappears every time when somebody lands, gets replaced with a sprite in the sky when nobody is around. To save system resources of the Matrix. Edited November 25, 2019 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 "Hey, you kids! A toxic rocket booster is heading for your playground, adjust your location quickly!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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050644zf Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) LM-5 Y3 CCTV News Live Stream now (with latency)https://live.bilibili.com/21686237 Estimated Launch at 20:48 UTC+8 Edited December 27, 2019 by 050644zf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, 050644zf said: LM-5 Y3 CCTV News Live Stream now (with latency)https://live.bilibili.com/21686237 Estimated Launch at 20:48 UTC+8 I knew I was dreaming. Today I'm supposed to go on a date, get college apps done, and join friends in a video game... Already unrealistic enough, but a Chinese rocket launch with a LIVESTREAM? I'm going to be so sad when I wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Third Rotation Platform opened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Oh man... what an eyesore of a page! It looks like anime dating site. Thank, but no thanks. It's morning, and my sleepy eyes can't take it before my first cup of tea. Still... Chinese launch with actual livestream. What epiphany they had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 All rotation platform opened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
050644zf Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) https://www.weibo.com/2656274875/ImKCh8CLS Launch Success! Solar Panel first extract success. Orbit parameter: 192.793km x 68016.791km, Inc 19.541°, Period 1351.038 minutes Solar Panel complete will completely extract on Jan 4th, 2020 Edited December 27, 2019 by 050644zf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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050644zf Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Happy Birthday, Chang'e-4 and Yutu-2! Today is 1 year anniversary of the Chang'e-4 landing. Since Jan 3rd, 2019, Chang'e-4 and Yutu-2 have transmitted 7.23GB data. Yutu-2 has traveled 357.695m(1173.54ft), and broke the lunar longevity record, previously held by the Soviet Union's Lunokhod 1 rover. On Jan. 2nd, Chang'e-4 and Yutu-2 entered 13th Lunar Night and went into hibernation. Ref: https://weibo.com/3279752321/InKkqoPf4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutu-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 http://moon.bao.ac.cn/pubMsg/detail-CE4EN.jsp# Quote Chang’e 4 scientific data is released 3 January 2020 On January 3, 2020, the Ground Research and Application System of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Project released scientific data acquired by 5 scientific payloads onboard Chang'e-4 lander, rover during the 1st~12th lunar day. A total of 17,239 data files, with a total data volume of 20.9 GB are released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/24/prototypes-for-new-chinese-crew-capsule-and-space-station-arrive-at-launch-site/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 So... Lunar dragon? Wow. China's really been going ham in the spaceflight industry in the past few years! I wonder how or if this will play into their lunar landing plans. Would the lander be launched with this on a rocket, or would the lander be launched separately with a meetup in lunar orbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 https://spacenews.com/rocket-nears-spaceport-for-chinese-space-station-test-launch/ The Long March 5B rocket is a version of LM5 without a second stage, designed for primarily LEO launches. The first test launch will be sometime in the coming months, scheduled for April, and it will carry China's prototype next generation space capsule (which resembles Dragon 1 with a pretty hefty service module) into LEO where it will fire its engines to reach 8,000km and test high speed re-entry. It should be able to carry up to 6 crew, or 3 crew and 500kg of cargo. The next LM5 will launch a spacecraft to Mars. The next LM5 will launch Chang'e 5. The next LM5, a LM5B will launch Tianhe, which has likely been delayed to early 2021. The American counterpart to this would roughly be Orion's EFT-1. If things continue as they are now, China may give NASA a run for their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 This begs the question, is China building a Starship-esque rocket somewhere? From what we've see, construction of at least the initial prototypes can be done reasonable cheaply. I would not be surprised if they had a facility out in the middle of nowhere cranking out steel rings right now given how quickly China seems to be moving in the spaceflight industry as of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: This begs the question, is China building a Starship-esque rocket somewhere? From what we've see, construction of at least the initial prototypes can be done reasonable cheaply. I would not be surprised if they had a facility out in the middle of nowhere cranking out steel rings right now given how quickly China seems to be moving in the spaceflight industry as of late. Something I've been wondering about too. I don't want to say they copy everything but we've seen these so far: Dragon/Orion capsule, grid fins on an orbital rocket, mini F9 (which hopped a couple of times) and a presentation about something that looked a lot like F9H. I bet a Chinese Starship is at least in the concept stage. Edited February 7, 2020 by Wjolcz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 From Xichang, huh? hope the people in the drop zone were warned to duck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 hour ago, StrandedonEarth said: From Xichang, huh? hope the people in the drop zone were warned to duck.... Why are they still launching from inland? Didn’t they build a shiny new coastal Spaceport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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