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On January 2, China made history by successfully landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon. What does that milestone mean for China, the United States, and the future of space exploration?

17 Dec 2020 Samples collected by a Chinese probe on its recent visit to the moon will be sent to the hometown of late communist dictator Mao Zedong to “commemorate the leader and his passion for space exploration,” state media reported Thursday. The state propaganda outlet  Global Times cited an announcement from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) that moon dirt obtained by the Chang’e-5 probe will be preserved in Mao’s hometown of Shaoshan, Hunan province, as a tribute ...

Moon soil to head for Chairman Maos hometown By Fan Anqi Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/17 20:02:58 Late leaders passion for space exploration honored Yuanwang-3, the only maritime space tracking ship in China’s Chang’e-5 mission, successfully completes its escort task on early Thursday morning. It has undertaken nearly 100 maritime tracking and monitoring tasks of spacecraft, including the Shenzhou spaceships, Chang’e lunar probes, and BeiDou satellites. Photo: Courtesy of ...