China on the Moon

For John, BLUF:  Nature abhors a vacuum.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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China is pressing on with its Space Program, while we fiddle around.

Aug 28, 9:32 AM EDT

China to launch unmanned lunar lander by year-end

BEIJING (AP) -- China said Wednesday it will launch its first unmanned lunar lander by the end of this year, complete with a radio-controlled rover to transmit images and dig into the moon's surface to test samples.

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Regards  —  Cliff