China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

Tau.Neutrino said:

China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

captain_spalding said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

“China’s tandem spacecraft — with both an orbiter, some dissidents and a rover — will take seven months to reach Mars, like the others. Landing, meanwhile, will take seven minutes.”

I wonder if they’ll have the landing live like the US does.

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

The heading kinds of states so, you’d have to be a bit of dick to wish even your enemies rockets to blow up.

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

ChrispenEvan said:

I love the racism here sometimes.

Look, if NZ came up with a dodgy map that ‘showed’ that Lord How Is. belonged to them, i’d call them dickheads, too.

I’m not picking on the Chinese for being Chinese. I’m picking on their govt for being dickheads.

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

Where?

:)

Peak Warming Man said:

“China’s tandem spacecraft — with both an orbiter, some dissidents and a rover — will take seven months to reach Mars, like the others. Landing, meanwhile, will take seven minutes.”

I wonder if they’ll have the landing live like the US does.

i don’t think the US had it live. when the ionisation from entry blocks radio signals.

buffy said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

Where?

:)

And, you really should let us know when those sometimes are, so we can properly amuse you on those occasions.

Cymek said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

The heading kinds of states so, you’d have to be a bit of dick to wish even your enemies rockets to blow up.

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Just like the yanks did, hmmm?

buffy said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

Where?

:)

really?

ChrispenEvan said:

Cymek said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I love the racism here sometimes.

The heading kinds of states so, you’d have to be a bit of dick to wish even your enemies rockets to blow up.

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Just like the yanks did, hmmm?

That’s what I mean was it a show of strength or just to do it because you can and you those that planned and built it are interested and excited to do so.

Cymek said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Cymek said:

The heading kinds of states so, you’d have to be a bit of dick to wish even your enemies rockets to blow up.

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Just like the yanks did, hmmm?

That’s what I mean was it a show of strength or just to do it because you can and you those that planned and built it are interested and excited to do so.

I can’t imagine NASA the ESA or the Russian space agencies wanting it to blow up, their government yes but not those involved in the industry

ChrispenEvan said:

buffy said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I love the racism here sometimes.

Where?

:)

really?

I’ve said that i think the Swedish govt are idiots for not doing anything about coronavirus. I don’t recall you decrying that as racist.

I make a crack about a stupid bullying policy of the Chinese govt ( which, incidentally, was declared by the International Court of Justice to have no legitimate foundation), and the first word out of your mouth is ‘racist’.

ChrispenEvan said:

buffy said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I love the racism here sometimes.

Where?

:)

really?

WDGI

Consider the ISS, truly international, except NO CHINESE PLEASE!

captain_spalding said:

ChrispenEvan said:

buffy said:

Where?

:)

really?

I’ve said that i think the Swedish govt are idiots for not doing anything about coronavirus. I don’t recall you decrying that as racist.

I make a crack about a stupid bullying policy of the Chinese govt ( which, incidentally, was declared by the International Court of Justice to have no legitimate foundation), and the first word out of your mouth is ‘racist’.

maybe they were referring to the CHINESE racists who refuse to let other people claim MARS

captain_spalding said:

ChrispenEvan said:

buffy said:

Where?

:)

really?

I’ve said that i think the Swedish govt are idiots for not doing anything about coronavirus. I don’t recall you decrying that as racist.

I make a crack about a stupid bullying policy of the Chinese govt ( which, incidentally, was declared by the International Court of Justice to have no legitimate foundation), and the first word out of your mouth is ‘racist’.

because i didn’t see the first.

It is your constant snide remarks. fucking grow up. it isn’t funny and you ain’t being clever.

we apologise

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

ChrispenEvan said:

really?

I’ve said that i think the Swedish govt are idiots for not doing anything about coronavirus. I don’t recall you decrying that as racist.

I make a crack about a stupid bullying policy of the Chinese govt ( which, incidentally, was declared by the International Court of Justice to have no legitimate foundation), and the first word out of your mouth is ‘racist’.

because i didn’t see the first.

It is your constant snide remarks. fucking grow up. it isn’t funny and you ain’t being clever.

It’s not like you’re any better.

By your own admission, you love the racism in here sometimes, Snidely.

captain_spalding said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

I’ve said that i think the Swedish govt are idiots for not doing anything about coronavirus. I don’t recall you decrying that as racist.

I make a crack about a stupid bullying policy of the Chinese govt ( which, incidentally, was declared by the International Court of Justice to have no legitimate foundation), and the first word out of your mouth is ‘racist’.

because i didn’t see the first.

It is your constant snide remarks. fucking grow up. it isn’t funny and you ain’t being clever.

It’s not like you’re any better.

By your own admission, you love the racism in here sometimes, Snidely.

LOL, You humour is nasty. you have to put people down. I just tell them to their face, more honest.

Are you suggesting that, had you seen my comment that the Swedish govt are idiots, you would have declared that to be racist, too?

Would you care to provide me with a list of nations about which i can make remarks without offending your moral sensitivities, o high and might judge?

captain_spalding said:

Are you suggesting that, had you seen my comment that the Swedish govt are idiots, you would have declared that to be racist, too?

Would you care to provide me with a list of nations about which i can make remarks without offending your moral sensitivities, o high and might judge?

If you can’t see the difference then you really have a problem.

captain_spalding said:

Are you suggesting that, had you seen my comment that the Swedish govt are idiots, you would have declared that to be racist, too?

Would you care to provide me with a list of nations about which i can make remarks without offending your moral sensitivities, o high and might judge?

By the way, Sweden’s graphs look like they are nearly out the other side.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/

buffy said:

captain_spalding said:

Are you suggesting that, had you seen my comment that the Swedish govt are idiots, you would have declared that to be racist, too?

Would you care to provide me with a list of nations about which i can make remarks without offending your moral sensitivities, o high and might judge?

By the way, Sweden’s graphs look like they are nearly out the other side.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/

And they are all immune, properly immune like a herd, not this vaccine/autism so called immunity.

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

ChrispenEvan said:

because i didn’t see the first.

It is your constant snide remarks. fucking grow up. it isn’t funny and you ain’t being clever.

It’s not like you’re any better.

By your own admission, you love the racism in here sometimes, Snidely.

LOL, You humour is nasty. you have to put people down. I just tell them to their face, more honest.

In that case,from what i’ve heard from you over the years, i estimate that you’re an ill-informed (although possibly educated), insecure, probably very lonely person, afraid of forming friendships for fear of being disappointed/disappointing, feeling that no-one values you for your true worth, who tries to compensate for your feelings of inadequacy by adopting a self-delusional facade of superiority which you feel licenses you to indulge in precisely the derogatory put-down behaviour that you so eagerly criticise.

More honest.

captain_spalding said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

It’s not like you’re any better.

By your own admission, you love the racism in here sometimes, Snidely.

LOL, You humour is nasty. you have to put people down. I just tell them to their face, more honest.

In that case,from what i’ve heard from you over the years, i estimate that you’re an ill-informed (although possibly educated), insecure, probably very lonely person, afraid of forming friendships for fear of being disappointed/disappointing, feeling that no-one values you for your true worth, who tries to compensate for your feelings of inadequacy by adopting a self-delusional facade of superiority which you feel licenses you to indulge in precisely the derogatory put-down behaviour that you so eagerly criticise.

More honest.

Isn’t that why most Forum contributors are on Forum ¿

SCIENCE said:

captain_spalding said:

ChrispenEvan said:

LOL, You humour is nasty. you have to put people down. I just tell them to their face, more honest.

In that case,from what i’ve heard from you over the years, i estimate that you’re an ill-informed (although possibly educated), insecure, probably very lonely person, afraid of forming friendships for fear of being disappointed/disappointing, feeling that no-one values you for your true worth, who tries to compensate for your feelings of inadequacy by adopting a self-delusional facade of superiority which you feel licenses you to indulge in precisely the derogatory put-down behaviour that you so eagerly criticise.

More honest.

Isn’t that why most Forum contributors are on Forum ¿

Well, yeah…

captain_spalding said:

SCIENCE said:

captain_spalding said:

In that case,from what i’ve heard from you over the years, i estimate that you’re an ill-informed (although possibly educated), insecure, probably very lonely person, afraid of forming friendships for fear of being disappointed/disappointing, feeling that no-one values you for your true worth, who tries to compensate for your feelings of inadequacy by adopting a self-delusional facade of superiority which you feel licenses you to indulge in precisely the derogatory put-down behaviour that you so eagerly criticise.

More honest.

Isn’t that why most Forum contributors are on Forum ¿

Well, yeah…

Maybe some.

Tau.Neutrino said:

China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

> Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date

I think that’s wrong. IIRC, not one of the seven or more USSR/Russian missions to Mars has been a success?

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

Nup, going to have to disagree completely there.

If you begin to call that racist / racism then the word(s) begin to lose all meaning.

I’m going for a run so you can all abuse me when I gat back from that.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

captain_spalding said:

Apparently, no-one else is allowed to send anything to Mars any more, because someone in Beijing found a very old map in a drawer (astonishingly, the ink was still wet after all those years) which shows a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China.

I love the racism here sometimes.

Nup, going to have to disagree completely there.

If you begin to call that racist / racism then the word(s) begin to lose all meaning.

I’m going for a run so you can all abuse me when I gat back from that.

wait, did the Beijingoes actually find a very old map in a drawer where the ink was still wet after all those years which showed a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China ¿

SCIENCE said:

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

I love the racism here sometimes.

Nup, going to have to disagree completely there.

If you begin to call that racist / racism then the word(s) begin to lose all meaning.

I’m going for a run so you can all abuse me when I gat back from that.

wait, did the Beijingoes actually find a very old map in a drawer where the ink was still wet after all those years which showed a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China ¿

Wait, are we going to ignore the fact that shebs is going for a RUN??!

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

sibeen said:

Nup, going to have to disagree completely there.

If you begin to call that racist / racism then the word(s) begin to lose all meaning.

I’m going for a run so you can all abuse me when I gat back from that.

wait, did the Beijingoes actually find a very old map in a drawer where the ink was still wet after all those years which showed a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China ¿

Wait, are we going to ignore the fact that shebs is going for a RUN??!

So he should the fatso.

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

sibeen said:

Nup, going to have to disagree completely there.

If you begin to call that racist / racism then the word(s) begin to lose all meaning.

I’m going for a run so you can all abuse me when I gat back from that.

wait, did the Beijingoes actually find a very old map in a drawer where the ink was still wet after all those years which showed a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China ¿

Wait, are we going to ignore the fact that shebs is going for a RUN??!

A bottle shop run…

furious said:

Arts said:

SCIENCE said:

wait, did the Beijingoes actually find a very old map in a drawer where the ink was still wet after all those years which showed a dotted-line border that proves that Mars traditionally belongs to China ¿

Wait, are we going to ignore the fact that shebs is going for a RUN??!

A bottle shop run…

Normality is restored.

captain_spalding said:

furious said:

Arts said:

Wait, are we going to ignore the fact that shebs is going for a RUN??!

A bottle shop run…

Normality is restored.

That’s What They Said About The Swedish Economy

SCIENCE said:

captain_spalding said:

furious said:

A bottle shop run…

Normality is restored.

That’s What They Said About The Swedish Economy

Don’t worry, they’ve got a plan b…

ABBA to release five new songs in 2021

furious said:

SCIENCE said:

captain_spalding said:

Normality is restored.

That’s What They Said About The Swedish Economy

Don’t worry, they’ve got a plan b…

ABBA to release five new songs in 2021

… apparently singing (in church and possibly otherwise) is a high infection risk …

SCIENCE said:

… apparently singing (in church and possibly otherwise) is a high infection risk …

It’s ok if you have enough social distancing:

mollwollfumble said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

China successfully launches first independent Mars mission

China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.

Key points:

• Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date
• A China-Russia joint mission to Mars in 2011 failed when the spacecraft failed to leave the Earth’s orbit
• This year’s Mars launching season is particularly busy, with the US and UAE also launching missions

More…

> Only the United States and Soviet Union have successfully landed rovers on Mars to date

I think that’s wrong. IIRC, not one of the seven or more USSR/Russian missions to Mars has been a success?

So, what is the Chinese Mars mission planning to do?

> an orbiter, lander and rover

Yes, but what are they supposed to do that hasn’t been done before?

Orbiter

• Medium Resolution Camera (MRC) with a resolution of 100 m from a 400 km orbit
• High Resolution Camera (HRC) with a resolution of 2 m from a 400 km orbit
• Mars Magnetometer (MM)
• Mars Mineralogy Spectrometer (MMS), to determine elementary composition
• Orbiter Subsurface Radar (OSR)
• Mars Ion and Neutral Particle Analyzer (MINPA)
• Mars Energetic Particle Analyzer

Rover

• Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), to image about 100 metres (330 ft) below the Martian surface
• Mars Surface Magnetic Field Detector (MSMFD)
• Mars Meteorological Measurement Instrument (MMMI)
• Mars Surface Compound Detector (MSCD)
• Multi-Spectrum Camera (MSC)
• Navigation and Topography Camera (NTC)

Come on please, someone do a sample return from Mars.

The launch image looks fake, doesn’t it.
Like a model suspended off a wire with some flames drawn out the back using Paint.

mollwollfumble said:

The launch image looks fake, doesn’t it.
Like a model suspended off a wire with some flames drawn out the back using Paint.

Looks rather Gerry and Sylvia Anderson in that pic.