China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon

Re:China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon by thaumasiotes on Saturday December 14, 2013 @07:33AM (#6905523)

But... putting a man on Mars takes a good chunk of his life for no gain to anyone. Why not "first country to build a 700-foot traditional stone pyramid"? "First country to paint 30% of its land area blue"?

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Re:China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon by noselasd on Saturday December 14, 2013 @09:12AM (#6905722)

I'd be more excited about getting people to Mars, and so would presumably many other - and it'd provide much more advances and gains than building a pyramid.

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