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China is planning a moon research base that may reshape the space race – CGTN
The moon means much more than the Earth’s largest and only satellite.
Not long after China’s Chang’e-5 moon sampler was launched into space, an official working at China’s space program mentioned again the plan for a moon research base.
“Chang’e-6, 7 and 8 will be gradually carried out,” said Xu Hongliang, Secretary General at the China National Space Administration (CNSA), China’s equivalent of NASA.
“An international lunar research base is also planned,” he added.
A moon base is very likely to host the first humans living on the surface of a sphere other than planet…
