Quote from: luhai167 on 12/15/2013 04:36 amI just notices how young the entire team is, and I have to look it up. It turns out, the team's average age is only 32.4 years old. How's that for a aerospace project!!! May all these young guys and gals have a wonder future and career with the Chinese space program.http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/12-02/5566366.shtmlAt the time of Apollo 11 the average age of the mission control team was 26. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-m-clash/apollo-11-anniversary-_b_1684083.html
I just notices how young the entire team is, and I have to look it up. It turns out, the team's average age is only 32.4 years old. How's that for a aerospace project!!! May all these young guys and gals have a wonder future and career with the Chinese space program.http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/12-02/5566366.shtml
Quote from: JT355 on 12/14/2013 09:04 pmShould China put in a sneaky bid for the Google X prize? Maybe settle for even $5m? IIUC, the GLXP was supposed to expire if a government landed on the Moon first.
Should China put in a sneaky bid for the Google X prize? Maybe settle for even $5m?
btw is it possible for this rover to last for 10 years like the MER Opportunity?
Quote from: Zannanza on 12/15/2013 09:09 ambtw is it possible for this rover to last for 10 years like the MER Opportunity?the lunar thermal environment is much much worse than on Mars. I don't expect Yutu to last this much
tonight beijing time 10.30pm have Lander and rover photo shooting session. possible will have live cover from CCTV.
Hi-res version is currently uploading to my site, stay tuned! :-)http://is.gd/change3
Youtube English version:
I don't know expected life of electronics under Moon radiation environment, but for 14 days per month Yutu only receives Galactic Cosmic Rays, completely shielded from solar wind by the whole Moon.
Quote from: MP99 on 12/15/2013 07:45 amQuote from: JT355 on 12/14/2013 09:04 pmShould China put in a sneaky bid for the Google X prize? Maybe settle for even $5m? IIUC, the GLXP was supposed to expire if a government landed on the Moon first. Not expire, just become a smaller prize.. and yes, they cancelled that.