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Mike Wehner
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The last time humans were on the surface of the Moon was decades ago, so it might seem foolish for space agencies like NASA, Roscosmos, the ESA, and China's CNSA to be dreaming up lunar "bases" of any kind. As wild as it sounds, that's exactly what is happening, and thus far China has appeared to be the most eager to stake its claim with a constant human presence on Earth's tiny satellite. Now, in the wake of news that China wants to work with Russia to further its lunar exploration ambitions, the country is revealing some additional details of how it plans to make it happen.
In a recent interview with China Space News, China's lunar exploration design chief Wu Weiren laid out the plans for a trio of missions that will lay the groundwork for a lunar base on the South Pole of the Moon. The mission follows the most recent Chang'e-5 mission which sent samples of lunar material back to Earth.
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China reveals where it wants to build its Moon base originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 15 Mar 2021 at 22:22:15 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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