China successfully launches its Chang’e-5 lunar sample mission
Screen capture from launch live feed
The new colonial movement: China today successfully used its Long March 5 rocket to launch its Chang’e-5 on the first lunar sample return mission since the 1970s.
If all goes well, the return capsule will return to Earth with its sample on December 15th.
China provided a live stream, in English, which I have embedded below the fold.
The leaders in the 2020 launch race:
31 China
21 SpaceX
12 Russia
5 ULA
5 Rocket Lab
The U.S. still leads China 34 to 31 in the national rankings.
From the press release: From the moment he is handed a possibility of making the first alien contact, Saunders Maxwell decides he will do it, even if doing so takes him through hell and back.
Unfortunately, that is exactly where that journey takes him.
The vision that Zimmerman paints of vibrant human colonies on the Moon, Mars, the asteroids, and beyond, indomitably fighting the harsh lifeless environment of space to build new societies, captures perfectly the emerging space race we see today.
He also captures in Pioneer the heart of the human spirit, willing to push forward no matter the odds, no matter the cost. It is that spirit that will make the exploration of the heavens possible, forever, into the never-ending future.
Available everywhere for $3.99 (before discount) at amazon, Barnes & Noble, all ebook vendors, or direct from the ebook publisher, ebookit.
Screen capture from launch live feed
The new colonial movement: China today successfully used its Long March 5 rocket to launch its Chang’e-5 on the first lunar sample return mission since the 1970s.
If all goes well, the return capsule will return to Earth with its sample on December 15th.
China provided a live stream, in English, which I have embedded below the fold.
The leaders in the 2020 launch race:
31 China
21 SpaceX
12 Russia
5 ULA
5 Rocket Lab
The U.S. still leads China 34 to 31 in the national rankings.
From the press release: From the moment he is handed a possibility of making the first alien contact, Saunders Maxwell decides he will do it, even if doing so takes him through hell and back.
Unfortunately, that is exactly where that journey takes him.
The vision that Zimmerman paints of vibrant human colonies on the Moon, Mars, the asteroids, and beyond, indomitably fighting the harsh lifeless environment of space to build new societies, captures perfectly the emerging space race we see today.
He also captures in Pioneer the heart of the human spirit, willing to push forward no matter the odds, no matter the cost. It is that spirit that will make the exploration of the heavens possible, forever, into the never-ending future.
Available everywhere for $3.99 (before discount) at amazon, Barnes & Noble, all ebook vendors, or direct from the ebook publisher, ebookit.
US Test Launch ICBM Minuteman III
October 29, 2020
https://youtu.be/3QeeVfc0yo4
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