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China Scrubs Moon Mission Plans

Posted by michael on from the couldn't-hold-breath-long-enough dept.

Jim McCoy writes "CNN is reporting that according to China's state media, plans for a manned moon mission have been shelved due to cost. They are planning on a space station though..."

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  1. Obligatory by FreemanPatrickHenry · · Score: 0, Redundant

    While in Communist China this may or may not be the case, it is certainly beyond dispute that in Soviet Russia, Moon lands on YOU!

    (Sorry--I couldn't resist).

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    I have discovered a truly marvelous .sig which, unfortunately, this space is too small to contain.
  2. Obligatory Star Wars quote by pestie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "That's not a moon, that's a space station."