China just launched another ambitious lunar mission. Is NASA falling behind?
Briefly

from Ars Technica9 months ago
The Chang'e-6 spacecraft aims to return rocks and soil from the far side of the Moon, never studied before, advancing scientific understanding significantly.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/china-just-launched-another-ambitious-lunar-mission-is-nasa-falling-behind/
The mission builds on the Chang'e-4 and Chang'e-5 successes, aiming to provide direct evidence for understanding the environment and material composition of the far side of the Moon.
Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/china-just-launched-another-ambitious-lunar-mission-is-nasa-falling-behind/
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