China unfurls its flag on Moon during Chang'e-5 mission, becomes 2nd nation to do so

[skywatcher]

Wat is this thought. This is really rubbish. Indian can afford 2 billion $ on space. This is very low iq thinking.

It's not that expensive. Chang'e 5 costs around 3 billion Yuan(about 460 million USD)

 

[skywatcher]

Will China do a manned mission one day?

A manned mission to the Moon requires a super heavy launch vehicle like the Saturn V.

 

[skywatcher]

Will China do a manned mission one day?

China is developing the super heavy Long March 9. Its inaugural flight will be no earlier than 2028.

 

[skywatcher]

Ok, I have no time to check, it's just a flag, if so, good for India.

Please post space-related topic in CNSA thread. Don't act like that fanboy slash bot @johnq

 

[skywatcher]

It's being discussed for some time but no definitive schedule has been announced, most people believe probably it'll happen within this decade or early next decade.

It depends on the development of Long March 9.

 

[skywatcher]

There is no point in us wasting time and resources on these things IMO, manned missions to the moon that is. We should spend this money for defence and development purposes instead.

If by spending money for defence you mean buying more foreign weapons, that'd be a higher level of wasting resources.

 

[skywatcher]

American current crewed Moon mission Artemis is clearly showing getting humans back to the Moon is the "NEXT STEP". But its 2024 deadline is unrealistic.

I'm also doubtful of SpaceX crewed missions to Mars by 2024/2026.

 

[skywatcher]

They will probably will .
Had chandrayn 2 not failed we would have done the same but isro is good anyways , they will succed

Modern crewed missions to Moon should not be like those in Apollo missions purely for political task. Modern crewed missions to Moon should be low risky and sustainable in terms of budget.

 

[skywatcher]

Modern crewed missions to Moon should not be like those in Apollo missions purely for political task. Modern crewed missions to Moon should be low risky and sustainable in terms of budget.

and open to private sectors

 

[skywatcher]

and open to private sectors

and open to international cooperation if possible. This is not only about competition for resources. There's endless resources in outer space theoretically.

 

[skywatcher]

Chang’e-5 docking and sample transfer

The Chang’e-5 ascender automatically docked with the orbiter-sample return vehicle on 5 December 2020, at 21:42 UTC (6 December, at 05:42 China Standard Time). At 22:12 UTC (6 December, 06:12 CST), the sample container, containing the soil collected from the Moon, was transferred from the ascender to the sample return vehicle. Chang’e-5 will orbit the Moon for a few days, waiting for adequate window to return to Earth.

Cool video.

 

[skywatcher]

Cool video.

Chang'e 5 could've emulated the Soviet Luna missions that flied back directly to Earth without the risky docking part in lunar orbit.

 

[skywatcher]

Chang'e 5 could've emulated the Soviet Luna missions that flied back directly to Earth without the risky docking part in lunar orbit.

However, it selected the more complex method.

 

[skywatcher]

However, it selected the more complex method.

To some extent, it is evidently a miniature Apollo mission.

 

[skywatcher]

To some extent, it is evidently a miniature Apollo mission.

one difference is that Apollo missions did manual docking in lunar orbit.

 

[skywatcher]

one difference is that Apollo missions did manual docking in lunar orbit.

It is almost impossible to do a automated docking with computers in that era

 

[skywatcher]

Thanks to modern electronic and computer technologies, extremely precise automated control in outer space is possible.

 

[skywatcher]

However, it selected the more complex method.

why it chose the more complex method? According to some reports, it is also used as a technology verification for future missions maybe crewed missions

 

[skywatcher]

why it chose the more complex method? According to some reports, it is also used as a technology verification for future missions maybe crewed missions

But anyway, as I said, any crewed missions to the Moon requires the super heavy launch vehicle like the Saturn V.

 

[skywatcher]

Americans are developing the SLS for the crewed lunar missions or martian missions, as far as I know, it's not something new in terms of core technologies.