Chinese spacecraft is first to land on far side of Moon.https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/chinese-spacecraft-is-first-to-land-on-far-side-of-moon/ar-BBRJULP?ocid=spartanntp
David Ainsworth ● 2869d4 Comments
A great achievement by the Chinese. I've been saying to some science contacts over the last year that the next person to walk on the Moon will likely be Chinese ... (incidentally, does the Sky video in that link have any sound?). Most of the reports I've seen have mentioned the relay satellite but glossed over the fact that it's a technical achievement and scientific laboratory itself - although the idea was borrowed from an old NASA one:http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2018/0519-change-4-relay-satellite.html
Michael Ixer ● 2869d
But we shouldn't forget that NASA has also had a record breaking achievement this week as well, and has the confidence to do it in the full glare of the media - at least those who believe in science are MAGA!https://astronomynow.com/2019/01/03/ultima-thule-comes-into-focus-with-latest-new-horizons-image/
I don't think that there is sound. Do you speak Chinese or Selenite then?
David Ainsworth ● 2869d
Thought Sky might have over dubbed it with English 🙂