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Old 10-18-2018, 10:55 AM
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Default Chinese City to Launch Fake Moon Into Space

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" Light it up. Officials in the southwestern city of Chengdu announced plans yesterday to send an illumination satellite bright enough to replace street lights above the Sichuan province capital

within two years. Covered in reflective coating and featuring angled wings to produce “precise lighting” over a 50-mile radius, the artificial moon — which will be eight times brighter than Earth’s

natural satellite — is also expected to boost tourism. Russia attempted a similar project in 1999 aboard its Mir space station but abandoned it after technical errors. "


Sources: Asia Times


http://www.atimes.com/article/chines...ight-up-skies/



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At least on the second picture, that "moon" does not look that big
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My first thought too. And where are the "wings"?

"The man-made moon has a highly reflective coating to reflect light from the sun with solar panel-like wings whose angles can be adjusted to realize “precise lighting.”





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Am I the only one hearing
"That's no moon" in Alec Guiness' voice...
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am i the only one hearing
"that's no moon" in alec guiness' voice...
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