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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/...latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront
BEIJING — China is trying to reach a milestone in space exploration: landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history.
The mission is one in a series that underscore the country’s ambitions to join — and even lead — the space race. The spacecraft, whose landing could come on Thursday, is called Chang’e-4 after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology.
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As posted here earlier, China intends to set up a science station on the far side of the Moon & eventually establish a colony, which could involve claiming some Lunar territory for China.
There are going to be a future series of launches, including a communications relay satellite to connect the Lunar base with controllers on Earth. Long range plans call for the installation of radio telescopes that would be free from interference from radio sources on Earth.
BEIJING — China is trying to reach a milestone in space exploration: landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history.
The mission is one in a series that underscore the country’s ambitions to join — and even lead — the space race. The spacecraft, whose landing could come on Thursday, is called Chang’e-4 after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology.
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As posted here earlier, China intends to set up a science station on the far side of the Moon & eventually establish a colony, which could involve claiming some Lunar territory for China.
There are going to be a future series of launches, including a communications relay satellite to connect the Lunar base with controllers on Earth. Long range plans call for the installation of radio telescopes that would be free from interference from radio sources on Earth.