China's lunar exploration program

China's lunar exploration program

Wu Yanhua, deputy director of China National Space Administration, announces at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2019, that China will consider the possibility of constructing a research station on the moon, following the first-ever soft landing by one of its spacecraft on the far side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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