Lunar tunes: China ups the ante in space race with US
Crewed missions by 2030 are ‘entirely possible’ as China’s new moon landing schedule escalates rivalry with US
06 December 2021 - 19:23
The space rivalry between the US and China is suddenly heating up after a top Chinese scientist said his nation may be able to send astronauts to the moon for the first time by 2030...
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