Is China winning the new space race? – Livescience.com

China has been the only country to land on the Moon for over 40 years since the Soviet Luna program. Its recent Change missions (1-4) demonstrated that China could not only orbit and land on the Moon, but also successfully operate a rover. On November 24, the Chinese National Space Administration launched Change 5 the latest in the series.
This mission to collect and return samples is impressive. Recent failed landings on the Moon by an Israeli privately funded mission and the Indian Vikram lander show…

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