Yesterday (June 25) Marcia S. Smith wrote at spacepolicyonline that:
China successfully conducted the first launch of its new mid-sized Long March 7 rocket from the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island today [June 25]. One of the payloads is a scale model of a new crew spacecraft which is expected to return to Earth tomorrow. This is the beginning of a busy period for China that includes the launch of a new small space station and a crew later this year, plus the inaugural launch of its largest rocket, Long March 5.
The Long March 7 lifted off from Wenchang at 12:00 GMT (8:00 am Eastern Daylight Time; 8:00 pm local time at the launch site).
Wenchang is China's fourth space launch site. Located on Hainan Island, it has the advantages of being closest to the equator, which is beneficial for satellites travelling to geostationary orbit, and debris from the launch falls into the ocean instead of on land. The other three sites are inland: Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert; Xichang, near Chengdu; and Taiyuan, south of Beijing. China plans to use Wenchang for launches of the Long March 7 and the new Long March 5, expected to makes its debut this year, too.
In addition to the scale model crew spacecraft, the payload contained four small spacecraft identified as Aolong 1, Aoxiang Zhixing, Tiange feixingqi 1 and 2. They are attached to the Long March 7's third stage, YZ-1A, which has another experiment, In-Orbit Refueling Experiment Device, attached to it.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @06:02AM
Rocket go BOOM! Naw wait. That da Norks. Dis da Chinks. Shit yea. Chinks fuckin stole deir rocket design from US. Cuz only US can do da real space science like a Bama. Word.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @06:23AM
Chinks suck
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @07:14AM
So, this is what it has come to....
The Chinese design, build, and launch a rocket.
'Muricans make funny noises with their mouth and write troll comments.
Your chilluns' white shiny asses are gonna work for the Chinese ... as debt slaves.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @07:47AM
Eh.
Americans made it to space 50 years ago. The Chinese are just getting started. Americans land rovers on Mars.
Not to downplay their accomplishment, but the Chinese have a lot of catching up to do.
And they will, as China understands technology is the way forward while the US just gets fat resting on their laurels of their golden years.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by anubi on Monday June 27 2016, @09:15AM
What I am concerned with is America running up a helluva lotta debt.
I read in history books that debt instruments were the tool used to separate the Native Americans from their land.
I have no doubt the same instruments will be used the same way again.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @09:45AM
I read in history books that debt instruments were the tool used to separate the Native Americans from their land.
I've never heard this. Could you explain?
(Score: 1) by anubi on Tuesday June 28 2016, @06:21AM
Many Individual Indian landowners quickly lost their land through failure to pay taxes or through accumulated debts which led to foreclosure. [indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com]
My grandma, Native American ancestry, told me the same thing as to how her family lost their land. Debts for medicine. To treat diseases brought over by the white man.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @10:32AM
yeah. the debt is mostly social security, although I guess the chinese do own some of it.
I.e. citizens of the US are currently buying IOUs from the US government, and they are hoping that when they retire the US government will pay them back.
Either the government will figure out a way to get money to pay their debt by that time, or they will just print more money and call the debt paid (when in fact inflation will mean the debt has not been paid). maybe life will get much cheaper by then, so that being poor will not be a problem.
And I sincerely doubt the chinese are stupid enough to buy any more IOUs from the US government.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @06:30AM
Is somebody a Macross Fan?
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @07:22AM
The Chinese INVENTED rocketry.
Just sayin'.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rockets [wikipedia.org]
Also, 'Murikans stole their technology from the Germans.
Just sayin'.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rockets#Post_World_War_II [wikipedia.org]
Fuck, am I embarrassed to be am American.
My congratulations to the Chinese for investing so much time, effort and money in scientific research.
Our future, as a species, is in space.
~childo
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by turgid on Monday June 27 2016, @07:50AM
Grand Statesman Farage, President of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Little England, elected by a landslide has just announced the launch of the Little England Space Programme. Patriotic Little English astronauts will be sent of a trail-blazing mission to establish a greasy spoon cafe on the Lunar surface as a base for future missions where cricket will be played, weak, milky tea savoured and decent Little Englishmen can get well and truly hammered on warm beer as is their birth right, enshrined in the Magna Carts. Two world wars,.one world cup and one Brexit. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Fritz.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @08:42AM
Sore loser, eh?
(Score: 2) by turgid on Monday June 27 2016, @08:48AM
Nope, I'm Scottish. And I am going to watch with a wry smile while Little England disappears up its own backside and becomes a fascist banana republic over the next 20 to 30 years. It's a shame because I was quite fond of the UK. Fair play to you, it looks like you're getting what you wanted :-)
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 27 2016, @09:59AM
England was well on its way to becoming a happy face totalitarian state prior to the vote. I don't think things will change much now. The United Kingdom bit might be up for grabs, but that was always a possibility.
I honestly don't think things will change much for England.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by turgid on Monday June 27 2016, @03:44PM
We now have overt racist intimidation bordering on violence on the streets of England [bbc.co.uk].
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Monday June 27 2016, @04:10PM
And it will only get worse. There will be gangs of morons waving swastikas on the streets of Britain before article 50 is complete, I am certain of it. The racists now feel vindicated, emboldened and very impatient. It's going to get ugly.
The remain campaign was built on fear and speculation, but the leave campaign was all built wholly upon lies. The biggest of those lies were "it's not just about immigration" and "we're not racists."
(Score: 2) by turgid on Saturday July 02 2016, @01:54PM
Freedom of speech and democracy in action [theguardian.com]. You might call it "dissent." Please go somewhere like China or North Korea if you can't cope with dissent.
It's not over yet, mate. Disinformation and intimidation will not go unchallenged.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday June 27 2016, @02:56PM
This sounds like a mix of Monty Python and The Goodies... goody, goody, yum, yum! 😀
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by turgid on Monday June 27 2016, @03:38PM
You won't have much fun in Stalingrad, Mr Farage.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].