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theFu
Looks like their core rocket stage will have an uncontrolled re-entry. Where, nobody knows. Don't look up!
https://spacenews.com/huge-rocket-looks-set-for-uncontrolled-reentry-following-chinese-space-station-launch/
The most likely impact will be in an ocean.
Would like a small piece to hit in my property, but not anything with nasty chemicals. Rockets tend to be made with nasty, toxic, chemicals.
SpaceX had a Falcon9 reenter recently and 2 pressure tanks hit the ground in Washington State. The LM-5B is 7x more massive.
Bob Fosse
Certainly seems so. A person could be forgiven for thinking it was unreal because it wasn’t actually real and somebody had imagined it.
William Bjornson
Mankind's greatest (only really) justification for its existence is lifting LIFE from this rock and spreading it as far as possible into the surrounding Universe. That is what LIFE does. That is why we are here. Without that we are just planetary lice. And still, the biggest, most difficult job of all, and egos and political blindness and just plain Human mental inadequacy sees us splitting our efforts, duplicating uselessly and expensively every single advance we make because WE, whoever 'we' are, didn't make it. If full co-operation amongst Humanity had been our ability when first we started this effort 70 years ago, we would not now have 'colonies' on Mars, we would have SUBURBS! Well, a little hyperbole... Why IS CO-OPERATION Mankind's greatest fear and, apparently from what we see, most aversive behavior? Yea! Celebrate! A success! But, there is so much more here to mourn...
Desert Tortoise
Elon Musk had nothing to do with the Perseverance or the Ingenuity, which btw has its fourth flight today. The mission was launched into space by a ULA booster and his company developed none of the hardware on Mars, or any of the other amazing probes NASA JPL has launched into space.
theFu
It is nice that a WTO "developing country" has a manned space program. /s
It should be. Congratulations China!
They will use the same game plan as they use at sea by building larger, stronger boats and having them sit on station fishing in contested waters. Their fishing ships are larger and more numerous than the coast guard patrol boats from other countries sent out to protect their 200 mi fishing rights. That was Xi's idea before he became dictator for life - and it has been working. Space won't be any different.
The US worked with partners. Each created a module and they built the ISS together. China is building The Tianhe and inviting visitors. It is a slightly different situation. China learns/keeps all the infrastructure aspects while others get to look out the window, for a price.
OssanAmerica
China's behavior on Earth is a problem. Can't imagine if China controlled space.
Peter14
To any extraterrestrial life we are all one species from one planet. Pity we cant act as one.
happyhere
So many sour grapes in these comments.
Sure, China grabbed a few US and Russian rockets, took them home and copied them?
quercetum
We need to know if there is life out there. We are just a speck of a speck. It’s about time we have an “Earth is not flat”discovery.
tooheysnew
China will probably claim space as their territory
OnTheTrail
Meanwhile on every international trade and climate deal "we are a developing country!" (with a quickly growing space presence).
Harry_Gatto
If the technology has been copied then they should be exactly the same.
1glenn
IMO, it would be better for all concerned if the Chinese government would cooperate with the rest of the world in space exploration, instead of trying to do everything by themselves.
If nothing else, I hope that the docking systems on Chinese and non-Chinese space vehicles are compatible, so they can help each other in emergencies.
Alex
Well done, China. To infinity and beyond!
Ping An
A lot of young scientists were sitting on the control room. That's the future and strength of China.
bass4funk
Yup
TARA TAN KITAOKA
Going towards a better adventure.
Haaa Nemui
“Permanent” now means “at least 10 years”?
Peter14
Big Brother will be watching from space. Be good and mind what you say. Plenty more room in the "camps".
Hiro S Nobumasa
China can now assemble a space station which is indeed a great scientific achievement .
The sad part is the fact that Beijington still has no ability and wisdom to settle the Taiwan issue in a peaceful and cultured and Confucian way.
All those wumaos here can do a great deed for their country if they can convey a simple message to their master Prexy Xi JP.
Cultured and Confucian China should not act like the so-called 'barbarians' vs Taiwan.
The simple formula for a peaceful and 'win-win' scenario will be for the PROC to give unconditional extra special diplomatic relation to the ROC .
This will immediately end the ROT movement peacefully .
As it is now the ROC is simultaneously confronted by the PROC on one hand and the Republic of Taiwan advocates on the other.
Thus China will only be aiding and strengthening the ROT banner if Beijing continues to reject the existence of the ROC.
If the leaders of the PROC wants China to be great not only scientifically but also culturally then giving diplomatic recognition to ROC-Taiwan is a no brainer.
I bet President Xi Jin Ping will then win the Nobel Peace Prize and be Time Mags Man of the Century!
Tobia
The Chinese communist party should be charged for CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY and pay billions of dollars of damages to all the countries it infected with the Wuhan virus. All the money spent on this useless technology is wasted and used for propaganda purposes.
Laguna
Don't care whether it was stolen or copied - early America was notorious for this practice - the only point is that it succeeded. Two thumbs up for human kind.
Boku Dayo
All stolen and copied. Courtesy of the CCP.
Bjorn Tomention
Yes correct all made from pirated, stolen or copied property rights goods etc.
GdTokyo
All on technology licensed, stolen or copied from other societies that actually develop things.
Laguna
Wonderful achievement! There's politics and then there's science. Let's not let the former get in the way of the latter.