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China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners
30May By adminNo Comments
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China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

[ad_1] China's burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country's orbiting space station, officials said Monday.Monday's announcement comes amid against the background of a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new milestones in outer space, reflecting their competition for influence on global events. That has conjured up memories of the space race between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s, although American spending, supply chains and capabilities are believed to give it a significant edge over China, at least for the present. The U.S. aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by the end of 2025 as part of a renewed commitment to crewed missions, aided by private sector players such as SpaceX and Blue Origin...
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China’s ‘space dream’: A Long March to the Moon and beyond
31Oct By adminNo Comments
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China’s ‘space dream’: A Long March to the Moon and beyond

[ad_1] The world's second-largest economy has put billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of eventually sending humans to the Moon. China successfully launched the final module of its Tiangong space station on Monday, inching closer to completion by the end of the year and a landmark moment in the country's space ambitions.The world's second-largest economy has put billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of eventually sending humans to the Moon. China has come a long way in catching up with the United States and ussia, whose astronauts and cosmonauts have decades of experience in space exploration. Here is a look at the country's space programme, and where it is headed: - Mao's vow - Soon after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, Chairman M...
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A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon
15Sep By adminNo Comments
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A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon

[ad_1] Rivalry with China's flourishing space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases. It's not just rocket fuel propelling America's first moonshot after a half-century lull. Rivalry with China's flourishing space program is helping drive NASA's effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases. American intelligence, military and political leaders make clear they see a host of strategic challenges to the U.S. in China's space program, in an echo of the U.S.-Soviet rivalry that prompted the 1960s' race to the moon...
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After Huge Discovery, China Plans More Moon Missions
10Sep By adminNo Comments
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After Huge Discovery, China Plans More Moon Missions

[ad_1] China plans to launch three unmanned missions to the moon over the next 10 years, as it seeks to rival the US in the new era of space exploration. China plans to launch three unmanned missions to the moon over the next 10 years, as it seeks to rival the US in the new era of space exploration. China's National Space Administration, its equivalent of NASA, received approval to send three orbiters to the moon as part of the Chang'e lunar program, said Liu Jizhong, an official with the China Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center, according to state-backed CCTV. The announcement came a day after China said it discovered a new lunar mineral, via samples retrieved by its Chang'e-5 mission. Named Changesite-(Y), it w...
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