It can be easy to lose sight of the fact that the US isn’t the only major actor in space.
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China wants to build a lunar base with international partners, just as the US does.
There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.
China’s new mission could answer longstanding questions about the Moon.
Spaceplanes seemed out of favour when the shuttle was retired in 2011; they now seem to be making a comeback.
China has made significant advances in space exploration on its own steam. It doesn’t need a partnership with Russia.
China is reportedly developing technology to allow it to take control of other ocuntries’ satellites.
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Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, Brunel University of London
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Director of the Space Economy Evolution Lab, Bocconi University
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Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
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