Chinese Moon Mission Launch (broadcast Friday, October 26th, 2007)

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Chang'e 1 on the Launch Pad NASA iamge

This week, China launched Chang'e One, a robotic lunar orbiter. The mission is s step in a larger plan that would land a 'taikonaut,' a Chinese astronaut, on the moon by 2020. The launch follows a Japanese-led moon launch last month. India plans to launch its own lunar mission early next year. Is a new global space race underway?

Guests

Joan Johnson-Freese
Chair, Department of National Security Studies
Naval War College
Newport, Rhode Island

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Segment produced by:Charles Bergquist

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Image: Chang'e 1 - artist rendering
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