Tag: Chang’e 4

Why China Tiptoed onto the Far Side of the Moon

January 9, 2019

Colored topo image of the far side of the moon from a 2010 image provided by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Xi Jinping’s state media was strangely quiet about its historic lunar landing, writes Patrick Lawrence in this look at the U.S. effort to maintain primacy over advanced technologies.