China to launch space station by 2023
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Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#2Does anyone have a list of things China said they are going to do but haven't actually done?
[Added] Just to be clear, I am actually interested in a list, not interested in disparaging China. I'm mainly curious.
Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#3Misleading Title, China has had a space station since Sept 29, 2011 called the Tiangong 1. The article is reference a large orbital station similar to the Mir in size.
Tiangong 1 could be compared to Skylab but is still most certainly a space station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong-1
Edit: The original article has the misleading title.
Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#4They're also planning a lunar rover soon with potential goal to retrieve fuel for nuclear fusion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Progr...
Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#5Does anyone have a list of things China said they are going to do but haven't actually done? [Added] Just to be clear, I am actually interested in a list, not interested in disparaging China. I'm mainly curious.
The Chinese call one of theses lists their constitution.
Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#6I am genuinely hoping that this type of thing leads to a cold-war style space race with increased investments into science and technology.
Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#7Misleading Title, China has had a space station since Sept 29, 2011 called the Tiangong 1. The article is reference a large orbital station similar to the Mir in size. Tiangong 1 could be compared to Skylab but is still most certainly a space station. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong-1 Edit: The original article has the misleading title.
The title doesn't say they're launching their first space station; it says they're launching _a_ space station.
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#8Orbital space debris is a real problem. I hope China will be a little more responsible than they have in the past.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpaukner/4314987544/sizes...
http://www.space.com/3415-china-anti-satellite-test-worrisom...
http://www.space.com/20138-russian-satellite-chinese-space-j...
In any case, I hope more countries put more space stations up. It would be great for space tourism and other human endeavors.
Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#9I am genuinely hoping that this type of thing leads to a cold-war style space race with increased investments into science and technology.
Probably won't happen. China will probably take a clear lead within a couple decades. There isn't enough return on investment in a space race and the US won't have the extra money.
Kudos to China for taking the lead in the 21st century. Look at how they built the world's biggest high-speed rail system in such as short period of time. Next year it will carry more people than the US domestic airlines.
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/chinas-high-speed-rail-move...
Re: China to launch space station by 2023
#10Misleading Title, China has had a space station since Sept 29, 2011 called the Tiangong 1. The article is reference a large orbital station similar to the Mir in size. Tiangong 1 could be compared to Skylab but is still most certainly a space station. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangong-1 Edit: The original article has the misleading title.
The title doesn't say they're launching their first space station; it says they're launching _a_ space station.
The BBC story says that it's their first space station.