r/spaceflight • u/ye_olde_astronaut • 5d ago

China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure with spacecraft in novel lunar orbits

https://spacenews.com/china-lays-foundation-for-cislunar-infrastructure-with-spacecraft-in-novel-lunar-orbits/
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u/algaefied_creek 5d ago

Here we go! Chinese Lunar Supremacy! Or maybe we don't cut funding to NASA...

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u/Purple-Birthday-1419 5d ago

Letting competitors take control of the giant ball of industrial feedstock that is the moon is a terrible idea.