Re:China on Mars: Zhurong rover returns first pictures
by vkou on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @02:09PM
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> It's also worth noting that the CNSA is not a civilian agency like NASA or the ESA
Given how many classified Shuttle missions[1] took place over the decades it was in service, and how the Hubble Space Telescope was likely a clone of a spy satellite, I don't think it's fair to say that NASA is entirely a civilian agency.
Given how many classified Shuttle missions[1] took place over the decades it was in service, and how the Hubble Space Telescope was likely a clone of a spy satellite, I don't think it's fair to say that NASA is entirely a civilian agency.
[1] https://www.space.com/34522-secret-shuttle-missions.html