Most ambitious Chinese RC car yet

[markbt73]

I just heard about this today. Chinese lunar rover:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/china/change3/131206loi/#.UqLBV42E5KM

EZRun powered, do you suppose? ;)

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

EZRun powered, do you suppose? ;)

At 308 pounds, I hope not! With all the data we have on the Universe it seems silly to me to spend such money on a project to explore the Earth's moon. Oh well, still pretty cool.

[kink]

The future of space exploration may well be led by China, seeing as they have a lot of the wealth these days.

[tamiya]

& they'll need a new planet to colonise after their homeland gets over polluted

[DennisM]

& they'll need a new planet to colonise after their homeland gets over polluted

Yap, they use it hard - And they´re not going to slow down before they hit the wall.

[Coelacanth]

Here's my prediction: Made-in-China space components and systems will begin failing a few months after deployment. They will still be under warranty, but the cost of return shipping will be a killer.