News Snapshot:
On May 3, China launched Chang’e 6, its latest mission to the Moon. Similar to its predecessor, it is a sample retrieval mission, expected to collect up to 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of lunar material from the far side of the Moon, the portion that is always facing away from Earth. The whole mission is expected to last 53 days. Advertisement Advertisement China has already broken records on the far side by becoming the first and only nation to soft-land there with Chang’e 4 in 2019. That mission landed in the Von Kármán crater, which is 180 kilometers (110 miles)...
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May 3, 2024
15:35
Space launch live: China to blast Chang’e-6 spacecraft to far side of moon
Source: news.sky.com
May 3, 2024
07:03
China to launch ambitious mission to far side of the moon amid Nasa ‘space race’ concerns
Source: theguardian.com
May 2, 2024
22:52
Chinese mission set to blast off to far side of moon: What you need to know about NASA and China’s space race
Source: news.sky.com
April 18, 2024
19:43
NASA chief says ‘secretive’ China is hiding military projects in space
Source: news.sky.com
April 18, 2024
19:15
China at it again: Beijing hiding military activities in space as civilian programmes, says NASA
Source: firstpost.com
April 18, 2024
07:22
Nasa chief warns China is masking military presence in space with civilian programs
Source: theguardian.com
February 26, 2024
19:05
China’s 2024 space plans include 100 launches and moon sample return mission
Source: spacenews.com
February 23, 2024
23:06
US and China race to mysterious lunar south pole as latest mission paves way for astronaut return in 2025
Source: thesun.ie
August 23, 2023
17:00
Did NASA Just Enter A New Space Race? A Space Policy Expert Says It Would Be a Mistake
Source: inverse.com
