https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/china-launches-communications-relay-satellite-for-upcoming-lunar-mission/ Tue, 22 May 2018 14:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/china-launches-communications-relay-satellite-for-upcoming-lunar-mission/#comment-1053020 Tue, 22 May 2018 14:26:59 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=51758#comment-1053020 And given China’s behavior and aggressive actions in the South China Sea, how long until they declare Luna either sovereign territory or an exclusive economic zone? Either one will give them cover to restrict or prohibit other countries or companies from landing there.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/china-launches-communications-relay-satellite-for-upcoming-lunar-mission/#comment-1052989 Mon, 21 May 2018 17:55:34 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=51758#comment-1052989 4.2 meter diameter radio antenna. That sounds big for Lunar communication. Cassini was 4 meters wide, and its antenna probably smaller. 5,000 times further away than the Moon. China is building Lunar infrastructure! No one else cares.

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