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2006-09-26 China-Japan-Koreas

NASA to limit co-operation with Chinas space program

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Posted by Steve White 2006-09-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Article: It was a lot newer and nicer than I expected, said one US official who was taken on a rare tour of a launch site in western China earlier this year. It was absolutely spotless.

From someone who been to China more than once, I can tell you that the spotlessness isn't such a big deal. They hire armies of cleaning staff for about $50 a month and have them cleaning up. The cleaning staff work quick and sloppy, but when they're doing it day in and day out 250 days a year, of course it's spotless.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-09-26 00:17|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-09-26 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 That's $50 a month per person, of course. They work cheap, but not that cheap.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-09-26 00:18|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-09-26 00:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Who gives a f&ck about their ground based facilities? How many capsules make it into orbit and send back useful data? How many spam-in-a-can cosmonauts make it back alive? How many years will it take China to do more than hurl some meat into orbit? That's what counts and using old outdated Soviet designs tells a lot about where China is headed.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-09-26 06:50|| 2006-09-26 06:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Moon trivia:

During the Yuan dynasty (A.D.1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty (A.D.960-1280) were unhappy at submitting to foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without it being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the Ming dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-09-26 08:10|| 2006-09-26 08:10|| Front Page Top

#5 While China is following the "government path" trodden by the US and USSR, the private sector is quietly working to develop innovative and inexpensive alternatives (e.g., the recent X prize winner). Go market!

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-09-26 08:25|| 2006-09-26 08:25|| Front Page Top

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