Chinese Relay Satellite illustration by Cena Lau

Is China beating the US to the far side of the Moon?

May 21, 2018

From Science: China says it has launched a key satellite that will be crucial to the success of an unprecedented mission to the far side of the Moon later this year. The relay satellite, called the Queqiao, was launched at 5:28 am local time on Monday, atop a Long March-4C...