Jade Rabbit video

For those interested in China’s autonomous lunar rover, the Jade Rabbit (Chang’e 3), I’m sure you’ve seen this video. But for those who follow this as a kind of “space Kardashian” story, here’s some Jade Rabbit videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jQ_Rmo6YDo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht4_hJBHejA You can see the Jade Rabbit be-boppin’ around on the moon’s surface. Of course, this kind […]

Let the mindless hand-wringing begin…

…and they’re off. As if the nuance of what China was doing with their Jade Rabbit moon rover was a surprise, there are now conversations in mainstream media about who the moon belongs to. Of course today’s landing of the rover has prompted the topic. An example of such hand-wringing is the twitter bubble […]

China’s Long March to the Moon

Looks like China just did what they said they were going to do. They just launched a autonomous rover, the Jade Rabbit, to the moon. You can go to NBC news here for more information. The Chinese are moving quickly. Video of their preparations about five hours prior to launch. Related articles China to […]