#December2013

Watch: CHINA lands on the f**king MOON.

Yutu rover.

As I’ve intimated in other places – I don’t care what nation of humanity explores space, or for what reasons. I’m lumping us all together and considering it a win for us barely not-primates. This weekend China landed on the fucking moon. So I’m high-fiving for all of us.

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China launches LUNAR ROVER. All exploring the Moon and such.

China's Lunar Rover.

China’s on the moon! Or, their lunar rover shall be soon enough. The humanist in me is all like “fuck yeah, humanity’s back on the moon!” The jingoist with American pride is all, “god dammit, when are we going back?!”

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