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China, US outline contrasting moon landing strategies

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China and the US are pursuing different strategies for their upcoming crewed moon landings. China plans a full dress rehearsal in lunar orbit, involving docking, landing, and redocking of its Lanyue lander and Mengzhou spacecraft before sending astronauts. In contrast, NASA will have its crews practice docking with commercial landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin in Earth orbit in 2027, with a lunar surface attempt scheduled for 2028. A US space policy analyst suggested China's approach might be safer despite a tougher schedule, compared to NASA's reliance on commercial partners. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ling Xin ·

    Will China’s slow and steady moon landing plan be a safer bet than the US’?

    China’s full dress rehearsal for its crewed moon landing would be tougher on schedule but safer than Nasa’s cheaper bet on commercial landers, a US space policy analyst said after the rival powers updated their lunar plans within a week of each other. Wang Xiang, deputy chief des…

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