I hope it doesn't explode like 99% of other Chinese space missions, i am absolutely not anti-China but look at their track record of failed space missions (that have resulted in the death of hundreds of people may i add) it just seems disappointing that they are focusing on this when they have much more important issues to be working out within their own government.
I am not sure you are "not anti-China", but I am very sure that you know nothing about China.
Looking back at their track record of space missions, there is no single failure during the past 12 years. They send their men onto orbit three times during the past 5 years and last year, they made their first trial of space walk and first moon probe vehicle.
Talking about carrier rocket success rate based on the data collected from the past 30 years, Chinese owns the 2nd place just next to Europe, better than USA and Russia, much better than Japan, much much better than India.
Unfortunately in this country, we have too many arrogant and ignorant people who are just like Tom. And because of this we see our technology and economic advantage is vanishing day by day....
Tom G, you really made a fool of yourself. 99% failure rate! Where is the citation backing this claim? AFAIK, China enjoyed a far better track record than United States in terms of casualties, partly due to their not as powerful rockets and their extremely low tolerance for risks, I presume.
You can go ahead, view Chinese space station as "space junk", like JerseyBricklayer up there, because you have your every right to do so, as long as you are not providing fabricated statistics.
ok, i apologise, obviously (really, obviously) i was joking when i said 99% and don't assume i am anti-China because i think they should spend money on helping the people of China and fixing the government before space missions like this, space exploration is great and i defended China when people where saying their space walk was fake. My friends are Chinese (real Chinese, born in China) and they agree, i am not American so although i did wrongly make statements about the failure of Chinese space programs, don't assume i am American >_
"ok, i apologise, obviously (really, obviously) i was joking when i said 99%"
It is obvious that you're an ignorant asshole.
"don't assume i am anti-China because i think they should spend money on helping the people of China and fixing the government before space missions like this"
Riiiight....since the US, Soviet Union, and Japan all had perfect governments and perfect societies before they launched their space programs. Idiot.
"My friends are Chinese (real Chinese, born in China) and they agree"
You're making this shit up. I don't see how you can have any Chinese friends since it is so obvious that you are anti-China. And yet they "agree" with your anti-China statements, right? Do you think we're stupid?
And you're saying that Chinese people born in other countries are somehow less real than Chinese born in China? Stop being lame.
"i am not American so although i did wrongly make statements about the failure of Chinese space programs, don't assume i am American >_"
No one thinks you're American when your English reads like crap.
Wow digoxin, i love how you managed to twist all of my comments into something that they reallly didn't mean to make me look bad (When did i say anything about Japan, US or SU? lol). Stop being so suspiciously defensive. Also yes, my friends (and my boyfriend (SHOCK SHOCK HORROR)) are Chinese, if you have a problem just let me know thanks m8, peace and happy new year! :)
Tom you ignorant fool... China has had fewer incidents than America with her space shuttles (RIP, those heroes who perished), and that 99% failure rate joke wasn't funny.
BTW digoxin, "No one thinks you're American when your English reads like crap." That was precisely why I thought he was American! :P
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I hope it doesn't explode like 99% of other Chinese space missions, i am absolutely not anti-China but look at their track record of failed space missions (that have resulted in the death of hundreds of people may i add) it just seems disappointing that they are focusing on this when they have much more important issues to be working out within their own government.
@Tom,
I am not sure you are "not anti-China", but I am very sure that you know nothing about China.
Looking back at their track record of space missions, there is no single failure during the past 12 years. They send their men onto orbit three times during the past 5 years and last year, they made their first trial of space walk and first moon probe vehicle.
Talking about carrier rocket success rate based on the data collected from the past 30 years, Chinese owns the 2nd place just next to Europe, better than USA and Russia, much better than Japan, much much better than India.
Unfortunately in this country, we have too many arrogant and ignorant people who are just like Tom. And because of this we see our technology and economic advantage is vanishing day by day....
Tom G, you really made a fool of yourself. 99% failure rate! Where is the citation backing this claim? AFAIK, China enjoyed a far better track record than United States in terms of casualties, partly due to their not as powerful rockets and their extremely low tolerance for risks, I presume.
You can go ahead, view Chinese space station as "space junk", like JerseyBricklayer up there, because you have your every right to do so, as long as you are not providing fabricated statistics.
ok, i apologise, obviously (really, obviously) i was joking when i said 99% and don't assume i am anti-China because i think they should spend money on helping the people of China and fixing the government before space missions like this, space exploration is great and i defended China when people where saying their space walk was fake. My friends are Chinese (real Chinese, born in China) and they agree, i am not American so although i did wrongly make statements about the failure of Chinese space programs, don't assume i am American >_
Hahaha Tom you just added fuel to the fire with the anti - american respond.
@Tom G
"ok, i apologise, obviously (really, obviously) i was joking when i said 99%"
It is obvious that you're an ignorant asshole.
"don't assume i am anti-China because i think they should spend money on helping the people of China and fixing the government before space missions like this"
Riiiight....since the US, Soviet Union, and Japan all had perfect governments and perfect societies before they launched their space programs. Idiot.
"My friends are Chinese (real Chinese, born in China) and they agree"
You're making this shit up. I don't see how you can have any Chinese friends since it is so obvious that you are anti-China. And yet they "agree" with your anti-China statements, right? Do you think we're stupid?
And you're saying that Chinese people born in other countries are somehow less real than Chinese born in China? Stop being lame.
"i am not American so although i did wrongly make statements about the failure of Chinese space programs, don't assume i am American >_"
No one thinks you're American when your English reads like crap.
Give Tom a break, i think u guys have made him suffer enough
Wow digoxin, i love how you managed to twist all of my comments into something that they reallly didn't mean to make me look bad (When did i say anything about Japan, US or SU? lol). Stop being so suspiciously defensive. Also yes, my friends (and my boyfriend (SHOCK SHOCK HORROR)) are Chinese, if you have a problem just let me know thanks m8, peace and happy new year! :)
Tom you ignorant fool... China has had fewer incidents than America with her space shuttles (RIP, those heroes who perished), and that 99% failure rate joke wasn't funny.
BTW digoxin, "No one thinks you're American when your English reads like crap." That was precisely why I thought he was American! :P
then your friends are just as friggin stupid. seriously.