China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies on moon

[JayAtl]

China's troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has died on the surface of the moon, state media reported on Wednesday, posing a big setback for the country's ambitious space programme.

The first moon rover sent out by China "could not be restored to full function", the state-owned China News Service said in a brief report. The landmark mission had run into mechanical problems last month.

The Jade Rabbit, or Yutu in Chinese, was deployed on the moon's surface on 15 December and was a huge source of pride in China, only the third country to complete a lunar rover mission after the US and former Soviet Union.

The landing was a key step forward in Beijing's ambitious military-run space programme, which includes plans for a permanent orbiting station by 2020 and eventually person sent to the moon.

The silver rover had a mechanical control abnormality late January due to "the complicated lunar surface environment", according to the official Xinhua news agency. It had been unable to function since then.

Condolences poured in on Weibo, China's Twitter-like service, where internet users mourned the demise of the rover, China News Service said in its brief report entitled Loss of lunar rover.

The Jade Rabbit rover had sent back its first photographs from the moon, and officials lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly 40 years as a step forward for "mankind as a whole".

The lunar mission, which came 10 years after China first sent an astronaut into space, was seen as a symbol of the country's rising global stature and technological advancement, as well as a Communist party success in reversing the fortunes of the nation.

Beijing plans to establish a permanent space station by 2020 and eventually send a human to the moon.

The potential to extract lunar resources has been touted as a key reason behind Beijing's space programme. The moon is suspected to hold uranium, titanium, and other mineral resources, and could offer the possibility of solar power generation.

Jade Rabbit lunar rover dies on moon | World news | theguardian.com

 

[SouthDesi]

So sad to see this. Why do Chinese needs to spend so much money on space program? They have 500 million people still living in poverty($2/day), do they really need space program?

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

So sad to see this. Why do Chinese needs to spend so much money on space program? They have 500 million people still living in poverty($2/day), do they really need space program?

We've been lectured for our poor rabbit from a ISRO representative of a country that people can't even afford more than one meal per day.

 

[JayAtl]

So sad to see this. Why do Chinese needs to spend so much money on space program? They have 500 million people still living in poverty($2/day), do they really need space program?

their bad luck was that this did not happen behind the great wall of propaganda. They cannot keep it hushed up.

they probably forgot to steal all of the schematics from the americans to build this rover...

The Jade Rabbit rover had sent back its first photographs from the moon, and officials lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly 40 years as a step forward for "mankind as a whole"

I like how chinese officials think doing something 40 years later than the americans equals, quote " as a step forward for "mankind as a whole"

they even copied Neil armstrong's famous quote

 

[SXNJ]

This is a old news, the latest news is rabbit was waked yesterday but still have some mechanical problem

 

[JayAtl]

This is a old news, the latest news is rabbit was waked yesterday but still have some mechanical problem

news from today

• theguardian.com, Wednesday 12 February 2014 13.55 EST

 

[isro2222]

Think about if it was manned mission to moon by china.... And it failed.... Than? I still believe america has technology to burn any software a sattelite has. Russia accused america many times. If you think america cant shoot the robo than think again.

 

[Yogi]

Such thing happens in space programs n trail n error is the only way one can learn here.

But still Congrts to Chinese as it was able to sucessfully land over moon n work for few days.

 

[JayAtl]

Such thing happens in space programs n trail n error is the only way one can learn here.

But still Congrts to Chinese as it was able to sucessfully land over moon n work for few days.

according to the chinese who laugh at other failures...it never happens to them.

 

[SouthDesi]

news from today

• theguardian.com, Wednesday 12 February 2014 13.55 EST

May be it's Chinese new reincarnation technology on the way. They may say, we are able to reproduce the rat again back in the mainland and nothing has been lost. They are even talent enough to sell that reincarnation technology to their friends for few billion dollars. They won't loose any.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

their bad luck was that this did not happen behind the great wall of propaganda. They cannot keep it hushed up.

they probably forgot to steal all of the schematics from the americans to build this rover...

I like how chinese officials think doing something 40 years later than the americans equals, quote " as a step forward for "mankind as a whole"

they even copied Neil armstrong's famous quote

Indians sure are honnet citizens of this planete and that's how you guys begging Russia for cyclogenic engine ToT for GSLV. and import critical components such connector from germany

GSLV failure: ISRO blames German tech

As for Neil armstrong's famous quote is nothing but malicious statement, USA is not the only one know how to use mankind as name to boost their prestige...we can do the same with free of charge

And to those Indians over-excited of China rover's failure, I bet you guys dream day and night , guess what happens... stay tunned

China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover comes 'back to life' | ABC Radio Australia

 

[JayAtl]

Indians sure are honnet citizens of this planete and that's how you guys begging Russia for cyclogenic engine ToT for GSLV. and import critical components such connector from germany

GSLV failure: ISRO blames German tech

As for Neil armstrong's famous quote is nothing but malicious statement, USA is not the only one know how to use mankind as name to boost their prestige...we can do the same with free of charge

And to those Indians over-excited of China rover's failure, I bet you guys dream day and night , guess what happens... stay tunned

China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover comes 'back to life' | ABC Radio Australia

I can understand failures when you try it on your own, but copy paste steal and yet fail...so sad.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

I can understand failures when you try it on your own, but copy paste steal and yet fail...so sad.

So sad indeed I can understand your fustration about our Rover

 

[Guynextdoor2]

This stuff is very clearly within the existing capabilities of the Chinese program. Just step back, take a breath, go back to the drawing board and you'll do it in no time. Brush it off like it never happened.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

This stuff is very clearly within the existing capabilities of the Chinese program. Just step back, take a breath, go back to the drawing board and you'll do it in no time. Brush it off like it never happened.

Our rover still has hope, we don't concede the defeat yet...not just yet.