China lunar chief accuses US of interfering in joint space programmes with other nations

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China lunar chief accuses US of interfering in joint space programmes with other nations

BEIJING - The chief designer of China's lunar exploration programme accused the United States on Wednesday of interfering in Beijing's attempts to cooperate with Europe and other foreign partners in space programmes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China has shown samples of lunar soil brought from the far side of the Moon to the general public for the first time. April 24 is China's National Cosmonautics Day. Exactly 55 years ago, the Celestial Empire launched its first artificial satellite, Dongfang Hong-1, into orbit. In 2024, China became the first country to successfully land a device on the far side of the Moon and deliver samples of lunar soil to... The post Soil from the far side o…