Bad news: Chinese new LM rockets, T-2 space station, moon probes delayed due to storm

[xenomorph555]

A super typhoon has hit the Wenchang launch center causing massive damage and delays for projects such as Long march 5 to 11, Tiangong 2 space station, moon probe missions, satellite launchs and the dream of launching a shenzhou circumlunar mission.

[Tommygun]

That's bad, did in hit the assembly rooms?

[xenomorph555]

That's bad, did in hit the assembly rooms?

IT HIT EVERYTHING, the entire island got nature nuked!

Unless your talking about the rocket factorys in which no they are fine.

[Tommygun]

I mean this room. They have very large flat walls and tend to be damaged by high winds.

[Whirligig Girl]

it's just a blue-lit futuristic-y NASA VAB.

[Master Tao]

I'm not seeing any Chinese-language news reports about the space center except to say that it was shutting down, so no word on damage yet.

[xenomorph555]

I mean this room. They have very large flat walls and tend to be damaged by high winds.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20111026/001aa018f83f1011da2f0a.jpg

All of wenchangs facility's have been hit although the one in the picture is fine as that is a different launch centre.

[xenomorph555]

Update: After looking at some pictures, I can now confirm IT'S BAD. I have only seen a few of the facilities such as the liquid hydrogen production and storage facility but even that is bad enough let alone the entire site...

Looks like the next gen rockets are going to have to wait a bit longer...

[Dodgey]

Can you post some pictures?

[xenomorph555]

Can you post some pictures?

I can't get or use the pictures due to copyright and other stuff but we are talking hurricane level damage, less then sandy, but still enough to ruin everything. Damn weather! D:<

[Red Iron Crown]

it's just a blue-lit futuristic-y NASA VAB.

You say that like it's a bad thing!

Sad news for the Chinese program, I hope they can get things back on track quickly.