Nasa urges researchers to reach out for China's Chang'e 5 moon samples, sidestepping US ban
In exception to Congressional Wolf Amendment, the space agency is encouraging applications to its Chinese counterpart.
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In exception to Congressional Wolf Amendment, the space agency is encouraging applications to its Chinese counterpart.
For the first time, NASA-funded researchers can apply for access to lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 mission.
The race for the moon gains momentum as China adds another partner to its lunar base project.
The intelligence community now assesses with confidence that China is poised to succeed in landing humans on the moon and constructing a permanent base camp at the lunar south pole by the end of this decade, four intelligence officials told McClatchy.
On Thursday, three Chinese astronauts lifted off on the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center deep in the Gobi Desert, heading for the Tiangong space station for a six-month stay. They are the youngest crew China has ever sent to space \u2013 with an average age of 38.