China leads rush to moon

• Autores: Maggie McKee
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2948-2949, 2013, págs. 6-7
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Let the moon rush begin. Last week China placed a lander and rover on the lunar surface, 37 years after the last nation touched down. China's first moon landing, the Chang'e-3 mission, marks the rekindling of humanity's love affair with Earth's only natural satellite. About a dozen robotic landers and rovers are on the drawing board for launch between now and 2020, many from burgeoning space powers or private ventures that have never yet attempted a landing on an extraterrestrial body.