RIP Jade Rabbit: China’s lunar rover is pronounced dead after 31 months on the moon

玉兔安息吧：服役31个月后，中国月球车被宣布停止工作

China’s troubled but beloved Jade Rabbit lunar rover has bid humanity goodbye.

The device, designed for a lifespan of a mere three months, surveyed the moon’s surface for 31 months, the official Xinhua new service said, overcoming numerous technical problems and design flaws to become a national icon.

But the machine has now stopped operations, Xinhua cited the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense said today.

中国的玉兔号月球车向人类说再见了

据新华社报道，原本设计寿命只有3个月的玉兔号月球车，在月球表面考查了31个月，克服了许多技术问题和设计缺陷，成为了全国偶像。

新华社的报道引述国防科工局的话，称月球车已经停止了工作。

The rover was part of the Chang’e-3 lunar mission.

据报道，玉兔月球车是嫦娥3号的重要组成部分。

 RedCoatExile, Lost Among The Yankee Traders, United States, 2 hours ago
That’s pretty good considering the harsh conditions in space and all the dust up there getting into all the little nooks … it’s awesome compared to a Chinese-made _car_ or a Ford Focus I’m told! … but it kind’a pales into insignificance when you realize that the Mars Opportunity Rover, which was made to last just 90-days, is _still_ chugging around Mars doing science after 11 YEARS. Way to go NASA-JPL
 考虑到太空恶劣的环境，灰尘会进入月球车里等，其实玉兔表现还不错了。
跟中国产的福特福克斯比起来，算了不起了
不过，跟“机遇”号火星探测器比起来，玉兔月球车就相形见绌了。
“机遇”号火星探测器的设计寿命本来只有90天，结果11年了，仍然在火星上工作。

 Mart, UK, 4 hours ago
‘Made in China’ 3
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中国制造

HKer, Hong Kong, China, 2 hours ago
China or US, certainly not UK which not even now has the ability yo launch a satellite.
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中国和美国有能力发射卫星，不过英国肯定没有这个能力

The Truth1, Somewhere TX, United States, 8 hours ago
So polluting Earth is not enough for China, huh?
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也就是说，污染地球了，中国还嫌不够？
Chocobo, Gaia, 8 hours ago
NASA left waaaaay more trash than that up on the moon.
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美国宇航局在月球上留下的垃圾要多得多

bill-b, baltimore, 9 hours ago
This thing has been dead for a long time (and crippled from the start). China is lying to save face. Similar to Obama and Shrillary.
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那个月球车早就停止工作了（一开始就瘫痪了）。
为了面子，中国在撒谎，类似奥巴马和希拉里

Fry9847, Japan, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
More earth junk
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又多了一些垃圾

Ackerman, Barnsley, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
Space exploration is a complete waste of time and money..
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太空探索完全是浪费时间，浪费资金