Chinesisches Raumschiff landet auf der Rückseite des Mondes, um Proben zu sammeln – China strebt eine bemannte Mondlandung bis 2030 an und will bis 2035 eine Mondforschungsbasis fertigstellen.
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>A Chinese unmanned spacecraft successfully landed on the far side of the Moon on Sunday, state-run media reported, in the world’s first attempt to bring back samples from the rarely explored area.
>The project is part of China’s efforts to become a space power and take the lead in space development, amid intensifying competition with countries such as the United States and India.
Meanwhile NASA administrator Bill Nelson was in a Congressional hearing recently where he referred to the far side of the moon as the “dark side,” said we knew nothing about it, and when asked what reason he thought China would have to want to land there, said he had “no idea”