Tag: International Lunar Research Station
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China Delays Historic Chang’e-7 Lunar South Pole Mission as Tropical Storm Narra Disrupts Launch Plans
China has postponed the launch of its landmark Chang’e-7 lunar exploration mission after Tropical Storm Narra developed in the Gulf of Tonkin and created unfavorable conditions near the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island. The delay affects one of the most ambitious robotic lunar missions ever attempted and a key element of China’s long-term…
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Russia looks to China as new space exploration partner
The moon as seen from the International Space Station. Credit: Roscosmos Russia’s decision to partner with China on a planned lunar research station, and not join the U.S.-led Artemis moon program, was disappointing after more than two decades of cooperation on the International Space Station, says NASA’s top human spaceflight official. Russian and Chinese space…