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Um.. why isn't this being talked about more? I remember the discussions were very lively everywhere from Youtube to HN and Reddit when India was attempting to l

Um.. why isn't this being talked about more? I remember the discussions were very lively everywhere from Youtube to HN and Reddit when India was attempting to land its probe on the moon. A rover on Mars is a huge thing! Why are discussions relatively tame now?

magicsmoke 5y ago
Which India probe was this? I don't remember any discussion or news about India landing a probe on the moon in the past 10 years.
- xfer 5y ago
  They failed to land it. It was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-2 .
coliveira 5y ago
It's the western media... They spent several hours talking about another rocket launched by SpaceX as if it was a big scientific advancement. But a major advancement by China is gonna be a little notice, or maybe they will say how this is a danger for everyone.
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chrononaut 5y ago
India and NASA went through concerted PR efforts in the lead up to the orbital insertion and landing respectively. In this case it was known that the rover would be on Mars sometime in "mid-May" -- and now suddenly it's here. No globally oriented, in-the-moment PR. You can't fault anyone for it not being as immediately recognized and discussed as the other two.
eunos 5y ago
Western media are more interested on China's failure than her success. Example : Recent hyping of Long March uncontrolled reentry.
- gerash 5y ago
  I believe even though western media are more free in principle there are only a handful of corporations which have the loudest voice. So the comparison is between western corporate media vs. Chinese state media. That said, internet discussion forums like this are a good counter balance to corporate media
  - onethought 5y ago
    Except they are in English. I’m sure there are heaps of positive forums in Chinese on this topic.
- wumpus 5y ago
  Sure, let's make a list: * Russia built a rocket that almost put its enormous core stage in orbit -- Energia -- but were careful that it didn't. 2 launches total. * The Space Shuttle was careful to not put its enormous external tank into orbit. 100+ launches. It's one thing to lose control of a space station before it re-enters, numerous countries have had that happen. It's another to design a launch system that's intended to have a large thing re-enter uncontrolled. Russia? Never. US? Never.

magicsmoke 5y ago

Which India probe was this? I don't remember any discussion or news about India landing a probe on the moon in the past 10 years.

xfer 5y ago
They failed to land it. It was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-2 .

coliveira 5y ago

It's the western media... They spent several hours talking about another rocket launched by SpaceX as if it was a big scientific advancement. But a major advancement by China is gonna be a little notice, or maybe they will say how this is a danger for everyone.

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chrononaut 5y ago

India and NASA went through concerted PR efforts in the lead up to the orbital insertion and landing respectively. In this case it was known that the rover would be on Mars sometime in "mid-May" -- and now suddenly it's here. No globally oriented, in-the-moment PR. You can't fault anyone for it not being as immediately recognized and discussed as the other two.

eunos 5y ago

Western media are more interested on China's failure than her success. Example : Recent hyping of Long March uncontrolled reentry.

gerash 5y ago
I believe even though western media are more free in principle there are only a handful of corporations which have the loudest voice. So the comparison is between western corporate media vs. Chinese state media. That said, internet discussion forums like this are a good counter balance to corporate media
- onethought 5y ago
  Except they are in English. I’m sure there are heaps of positive forums in Chinese on this topic.
wumpus 5y ago
Sure, let's make a list: * Russia built a rocket that almost put its enormous core stage in orbit -- Energia -- but were careful that it didn't. 2 launches total. * The Space Shuttle was careful to not put its enormous external tank into orbit. 100+ launches. It's one thing to lose control of a space station before it re-enters, numerous countries have had that happen. It's another to design a launch system that's intended to have a large thing re-enter uncontrolled. Russia? Never. US? Never.