China to the Moon
In the second half of
2013, China's Chang-e III is expected to land on the moon. Once the
lunar rover touches down on the lunar surface, expect a massive wave of
propaganda touting its scientific might.
China is still on a high
after setting a deep-sea diving record in the Mariana Trench and
successfully docking the Shenzhou-9 with the Tiangong 1 space lab in the
same week earlier this year. But China on the moon will do far more
than stir national pride. It will cement China's own age of discovery
for the world to admire and, in certain corners of the globe, fear.
Chinese explorer Wong
How Man says the message of China's space program is clear and highly
symbolic. "We're in space... not just making cellphones."
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