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China’s space dream is moving in overdrive: A Long March to the Moon, Mars and beyond – Firstpost
China is looking to finally catch up with the US and Russia after years of belatedly matching their milestones.
Agence France-PresseFeb 11, 2021 13:33:26 IST
The successful entry of China’s Tianwen-1 probe into Mars’ orbit on Wednesday underlined just how far the country has come in achieving its space dream. Beijing has poured billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and eventually sending humans to the Moon. The country has come a long way in its race to catch up with the United States and Russia, whose astronauts and cosmonauts have decades of…
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