
China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday. Japan sent an orbiter up last
Space programs also boost high-tech skills. "China needs its lunar and manned flight projects to nurture the aerospace industry and bring along a cadre of young engineers who will develop its space industry, GPS, Earth observation, and communications, along with military applications," says Gregory Kulacki, a China analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington.
As long as it remains peaceful this competition is good.
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