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Most ambitious Chinese RC car yet
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:39 am
by markbt73
I just heard about this today. Chinese lunar rover:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/china/change3/131206loi/#.UqLBV42E5KM
EZRun powered, do you suppose? ;)
Re: Most ambitious Chinese RC car yet
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:44 am
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
markbt73 wrote:EZRun powered, do you suppose? ;)
At 308 pounds, I hope not!
With all the data we have on the Universe it seems silly to me to spend such money on a project to explore the Earth's moon. Oh well, still pretty cool.
Re: Most ambitious Chinese RC car yet
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:18 am
by kink
The future of space exploration may well be led by China, seeing as they have a lot of the wealth these days.
Re: Most ambitious Chinese RC car yet
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:39 am
by tamiya
& they'll need a new planet to colonise after their homeland gets over polluted
Re: Most ambitious Chinese RC car yet
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:52 am
by DennisM
tamiya wrote:& they'll need a new planet to colonise after their homeland gets over polluted
Yap, they use it hard - And they´re not going to slow down before they hit the wall.
Re: Most ambitious Chinese RC car yet
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:42 pm
by Coelacanth
Here's my prediction: Made-in-China space components and systems will begin failing a few months after deployment. They will still be under warranty, but the cost of return shipping will be a killer.