Thursday, August 04, 2011
"Chinese sub Jiaolong sinks to new depths with 5,000-metre dive"
So now, the Chinese are on their way to leading in deep sea exploration.
I've read they also have a moon mission planned.
And where is America? This is really getting sad...
I've read they also have a moon mission planned.
And where is America? This is really getting sad...
This is from the U.K.'s Guardian website:
"Chinese scientists aim to complete the world's deepest dive in a manned submersible in 2012 by going to 7,000 metres (22,966 ft) beneath the sea after a successful test dive in the Pacific Ocean.
The Jiaolong, named after a mythical Chinese sea dragon, reached 5,057 metres, its lowest-ever depth, in a dive in international waters in the Pacific in the early hours of Tuesday, Xinhua state news agency said.
'Such a depth means the Jiaolong is capable of reaching over 70% of the seabeds in the world,' it quoted the head of the diving operation, Wang Fei, as saying. 'It will pave the way for a record-breaking 7,000-metre test dive in 2012.'"
