China could reach the Moon

China has been working on its space programme since the 1970’s, but in 2003 it became the third country to launch a person into orbit. The US is planning another manned trip to the Moon in 2020 and they think China could arrive before them.

In his declaration, Dr Michael Griffin, director of Nasa, declared that: ‘I think we can collaborate rather than quarrel’ and reminded listeners that the International Space Station began with the cooperation between USA and USSR in 1975 in the middle of the Cold War

Carlos Mingo Roman

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