China prepares mission to land spacecraft on moon's far side

Re:China prepares mission to land spacecraft on moon's far side by tzfld on Friday December 07, 2018 @08:33AM (#18627468)

There is no way a space race like the one during the Cold War can appear again. Nonetheless the term space race is often used by the media just because it sounds more dramatic.

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Re:China prepares mission to land spacecraft on moon's far side by melling on Friday December 07, 2018 @09:12AM (#18627757)

It doesn’t have to be the same type. This time the military could be involved. Its budget is approaching NASA’s.

https://spacenews.com/some-fresh-tidbits-on-the-u-s-military...

The Trump Administration wants a Space Force, for example:

https://www.space.com/40942-trump-space-force-reopens-milita...

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