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Chinas moon mission to land rover on the far side of the moon
Posted in Hardware on 1st Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
China may achieve a feat never attempted by the US or USSR landing on the far side of the moon.
U.S. and China Both Want to Launch a Mars Sample Return Mission Before 2030
Posted in Science on 1st Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
NASA is working through ideas to collect Martian rock and return it to Earth, but the Chinese space program might beat them to it.
Air Force general says China is advancing in space five times as quickly as the US
Posted in Hardware on 13th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
While the U.S. still leads every other country in space, Kwast cautions that edge is whittling away.
U.S. officials are having a 'Sputnik moment' over AI innovation in China
Posted in Science on 7th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
It was the American fear of the technological gap between the United States and the U.S.S.R. that ignited the space race to put a man on the moon.
China aims to launch a reusable spaceplane in 2020
Posted in Science on 7th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
China plans to launch its reusable spaceplane in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.