China's interest in the far side of the Moon: scientific, military, or economic?

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review at 29 Apr 2024, 11:58 UTC

China is scheduled to launch later this week Chang'e-6, the first mission to attempt to return samples from the far side of the Moon. Carlos Alatorre explores what is driving the country's efforts to go to lunar farside and bring back samples.

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• T2China's interest in the far side of the Moon: scientific, military, or economic?SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review29 Apr 2024, 11:58