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    Chinese Crash Spacecraft Into Moon

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    Re: Chinese Crash Spacecraft Into Moon

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    They are an odd bunch!
    LOL, that line alone made me laugh.
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    LOL, that line alone made me laugh. :)

    Quote Originally Posted by mjs1973
    LOL, that line alone made me laugh.
    I'm glad it tickled you Michael.

    The US, the UK, and most of the other space faring nations (Italy, France, Japan, India, etc) readily share data with the whole world. Everyone knows where we're going, what we're doing, and in the event of having spacecraft crash into something (be it the moon or a comet) word is usually sent out for everyone to watch, record, and analyze the event.

    No one had a clue the Chinese were going to do this, and if they had, you can bet that a whole battery of telescopes would have been watching to glean whatever scientific information they could. The Chinese do not play well with others.
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    Re: Chinese Crash Spacecraft Into Moon

    The author of that article seems to think they did it on purpose. Is that an assumption or a fact?

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    Re: Chinese Crash Spacecraft Into Moon

    Quote Originally Posted by photophorous
    The author of that article seems to think they did it on purpose. Is that an assumption or a fact?

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    It was in a stable orbit, and had been for 16 months. I'm guessing it was a deliberate act. Why is the question.
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    Re: Chinese Crash Spacecraft Into Moon

    Quote Originally Posted by Speed
    It was in a stable orbit, and had been for 16 months. I'm guessing it was a deliberate act. Why is the question.
    You're probably right, but I guess what I was implying is that they could have been attempting some other type of maneuver, screwed up, and had no choice. Maybe it was easier, or more strategically important, for them to crash it into the moon rather than admit to some other kind of failure. Either way, they're not playing well with others.

    Maybe there was just too much lead in it.

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