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Offline Chris_

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China Breaks Ground on Space Launch Center
« on: September 14, 2009, 12:01:42 PM »
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China Breaks Ground on Space Launch Center

China broke ground on its fourth space center Monday, highlighting the country's soaring space ambitions six years after it sent its first man into orbit.

The space port on the southern island province of Hainan incorporates a launch site and mission control center for slinging the country's massive new rockets into space carrying satellites and components for a future space station and deep space exploration.

The reports portrayed the center as a major stride forward for China's military-backed space program, which has launched three manned missions since 2003, including one last year that featured the country's first space walk.

IMO, the next man on the moon will be Chinese.  Uncle Eg0 ain't going to spend money on a program that won't bring him votes.

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Re: China Breaks Ground on Space Launch Center
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2009, 12:54:13 PM »
I would rather see the Chinese do it than nobody do it.  Our space program is for all intents and purposed on hiatus for awhile.
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Re: China Breaks Ground on Space Launch Center
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2009, 10:00:06 PM »
I would rather see the Chinese do it than nobody do it.  Our space program is for all intents and purposed on hiatus for awhile.

Unfortunately, me too.

Also unfortunately true, is your assessment of our space program.  Between politics and infighting at NASA, it's just...  :(

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Re: China Breaks Ground on Space Launch Center
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2009, 06:03:52 AM »
I'm just glad someone is still actively involved in a space program.

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Re: China Breaks Ground on Space Launch Center
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2009, 07:32:31 AM »
Space center on an island...what are they going to call it? ...Cape Bill Clinton?
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