In recent years, the "moon landing" has been a hot topic in international spaceflight. As for China's "moon landing", in the eyes of the United States, this is not a topic of joy. For this reason, NASA has repeatedly smeared China's purpose of landing on the moon.
Unexpectedly, this time when NASA was used to hacking China, it overturned.
According to Sky News on April 18, Bill Nelson, the director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), at a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee, showed that he made a funny low-level mistake when talking about China's moon landing program.
When asked "what the Chinese are doing on the far side of the moon," Nelson responded: "[The Chinese] will land a lander on the far side of the moon, and that side is always in the dark." We're not going there!(...... I don't know (why the Chinese go there). ”
That's an embarrassing answer. Because, the far side of the moon is not always in the dark. Since the Moon is 'tidally locked', it is always facing the same side towards us and the other side always facing away from us. And when the Earth sees a dimming crescent, the distance will be illuminated.
Clearly, Nielsen's common-sense misstatement has undoubtedly drawn boos online. Some netizens joked: "Is there a big umbrella on the moon?" ”
As the dignified NASA administrator, Nielsen's accumulation of professional knowledge is so "shocking" that people can't help but wonder what else Nielsen will do in addition to engaging in political manipulation and constantly asking the U.S. Congress to "play money"?
And while Nielsen was still getting common sense questions wrong, China did two big things about the "moon landing".
First, China made public a geological map of the moon for the first time. This set of maps is the world's first set of high-precision lunar geological maps of the Moon. Prior to this, the world generally adopted what was made public by the United States through the Apollo program half a century ago. This set of lunar geological maps, in addition to a detailed description of the geological structure of the moon, even the distribution of minerals on the moon and other information are also marked.
Second, the China National Space Administration shocked the release of the concept video of the international lunar research station. At the opening ceremony of the main event of the 2024 "China Space Day", the China National Space Administration (CNSA) showed the grand vision of the future lunar research station through the concept video of the international lunar research station released on the spot, and introduced the latest relevant cooperation progress. In addition, China also revealed that three new countries and institutions have been added to the International Lunar Research Station: Nicaragua, the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization, and the Arab Astronomy and Space Science Union.
These two events are enough to show that China has truly demonstrated the spirit of international cooperation in advocating openness and sharing in the field of space. At the same time, he also slapped Carlson's so-called concern that "if the Chinese land on the moon first, they will say, 'This is our territory, you don't come in.'"
All along, the U.S. government has tried to monopolize lunar data for a long time, intending to achieve the goal of "dominating space". However, with the development of China in the field of aviation, it is becoming more and more difficult for the United States to "stumble". You know, in 1979, the United Nations signed a "Moon Agreement", which states that the moon should be used for the benefit of all countries and peoples of the international community. Interestingly, China and the United States have not yet signed it. This means that the more China is thriving on the lunar exploration program, the more anxious the United States is.
But, what can be done in a hurry? A NASA administrator who does not know much about the moon, even the "black" China can overturn, or make up for other common sense in addition to the far side of the moon, open your eyes to see how the Chinese will achieve landing on the moon before 2030!