IsaacShraeder
kiwifarms.net
Chang'e 5 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission, with the goal of landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon, which is then supposed to collect material from the lunar surface and then bring said material back to earth right into the clutches of Winne the Pooh.
The launch is due in about two hours, and can be watched here:
Since this is a chinese product and nothing less, there's a non-negligible chance that it fucks up and we get to see some fireworks, assuming that they don't cut off the feed beforehand.
On a more serious note, if successful, this would be a monumental achievement for a formerly third-world nation like China, and the engineering knowledge behind such a mission can't be dismissed.
Here's the mission plan:
The launch is due in about two hours, and can be watched here:
Since this is a chinese product and nothing less, there's a non-negligible chance that it fucks up and we get to see some fireworks, assuming that they don't cut off the feed beforehand.
On a more serious note, if successful, this would be a monumental achievement for a formerly third-world nation like China, and the engineering knowledge behind such a mission can't be dismissed.
Here's the mission plan:
