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China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission has carried out a successful far side touchdown and is already busily gathering specimens for send-off to Earth.

"So far, the entire moon landing process is very smooth and successful. The power descent control is relatively accurate, while the relay link is uninterrupted. And the landing is smooth and steady. The ideal landing location creates a favorable environment for subsequent lunar sample collection," said Li Xiaoning, an engineer from the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.
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China's Chang'e 6 lunar lander on the surface of the moon shortly after landing as seen by the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 2, 2024

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 Boeing Starliner launched successfully.
And is currently lining up with their orbit window.

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Boeing's Starliner is trying to dock with the ISS and it's having a hard time with it. thruster problem.

Meanwhile SpaceX completed a test flight of its Starship rocket for the first time.

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They made it.
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Does this mean they bricked it?
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I don't know what you mean by bricked.

I forgot to mention that SpaceX Starliner rocket is now the largest thing that's ever flown.

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Bricked as in non functional as they can fix that leak in orbit

I’d imagine they have valves to shut off pressure to the leaking components but this components then subject to vacuum would cause significant problems with their restart

Don’t think anyone’s coming home on that thing
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Yeah they're going to use the capsule for reentry, after troubleshooting checks NASA said they were able to fix all but one of the thrusters.

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Post by dill786 »

Looks like Chinese EVs ( electric vehicles) gonna be dominating the world.. Really luxurious and a lot cheaper than European brands like BMW, Mercedes, Audi
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