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China readies second Moon mission
The Peoples' Republic of China said on Friday that it will launch a second lunar probe in October next year and could send a manned mission as early as 2017.
The second lunar probe, dubbed Chang'e 2, builds on the experience the Chinese built when they lobbed Chang'e 1 onto the surface of the Moon in March.
Official newspaper the China Daily said that Chang'e 2 will have a higher resolution camera and will orbit closer to the surface. China is also planning a third mission in 2015 that will land on the Moon, collect samples of rock and return them to Earth.
And China may have a manned mission landing on the Moon as early as 2017. China also plans a Mars mission in the future.
The country also has ambitious plans to launch a space station and to conduct scientific deep space experiments.
China is engaged in a space race with other Asian countries including India and South Korea, but maintains that its space program is for peaceful and not for military purposes.
jimbill (not verified)
The lack of a US space program has nothing to do with money. More money gets spent on cosmetics and pet food than the entire Apollo Space program. Its lack of a national backbone to explore the solar system by sending people out
there.
neilkevin (not verified)
Really awesome. It is unbelievable that china readies second moon mission. I am wondering if I can share your article in the bookmarks of society. Thanks for sharing. gift
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facebook-610848421 (not verified)
Its not about financial gain. The fact that US has been in serious debt for years and remains a superpower is proof enough of that. This about proving they are an advanced nation. Also its moon landings right now, but since the US space
program is largely at a standstill, who knows In 20 years they may be landing on mars before us. Do you measure the power of a nation by the money they have (The US would be terribly underated) or by what they are capable of economically,
scientifically, and militarily. In the next few decades space could cover all three of those categories.
Alex Walton (not verified)
Spending money on outer space seems like a waste to me. What sort of financial gain could they get? Brown Leather Chairs Brown
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Mule Slippers (not verified)
I hope they release they will release their pictures if/when they take them.
N. Am (not verified)
This is great for China but not for India who just wanna be.
recognizesmanicdepression (not verified)
Are we experiencing a shortage of pharmaceutical lithium?
ca_guy (not verified)
Please remember to take your meds.