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China's Nuclear Rover Will Sample the Moon

Posted by timothy on from the space-cheese-is-worth-it dept.

HansonMB writes "After launching on one of the nation's Long March rockets and a three-day transit, Chang'E 3 will reach the Moon and enter into a 62 mile orbit. Once settled, the 2,645 pound lander will separate from the roughly 8,200 pound spacecraft and descend into a highly elliptical orbit 62 by 9.5 miles above the surface." Russia wants a taste, too, and plans a moon-sampling mission set for 2015.

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  1. How does Slashdot work? by mynamestolen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorry to butt in here but I thought I'd get in early in the posts. I've had a slashdot submission pending for a few days and am wondering if anyone has actually looked at it. Other websites tell you how many views something has had. http://slashdot.org/submission/2444955/best-webcam-for-vision-impaired-on-linux

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    1. Re:How does Slashdot work? by mynamestolen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Thanks for that, I sorta gathered that was how it worked. I'm curious as to how long a submission can be "pending". Could you have a look at it? Can you "moderate" it? I think it's just the sort of thing I've seen on slashdot. http://slashdot.org/submission/2444955/best-webcam-for-vision-impaired-on-linux

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