The US and China are in a race for lunar bases
NASA is accelerating plans to establish a permanent American presence on the moon, according to Bluesky. The agency has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies for landers, rovers, and drones intended for a moon base, as reported by France24. Meanwhile, China launched Shenzhou-23, which will see an astronaut orbit the Earth for a year, according to France24. The
The US and China are in a race for lunar bases. NASA is accelerating plans to establish a permanent American presence on the moon, according to Bluesky. The agency has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies for landers, rovers, and drones intended for a moon base, as reported by France24. Meanwhile, China launched Shenzhou-23, which will see an astronaut orbit the Earth for a year, according to France24. China aims to have its own manned presence on the moon by 2035, according to France24.
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