Top 10 Questions: China's March to Space By Leonard David Senior Space Writer posted: 01:00 pm ET 14 October 2003
10. What's next for
China?
Chinese space authorities appear
to have outlined a multi-phased space program:
Piloted spaceflight trials
Rendezvous and docking of
spacecraft
Build-up of a space station
The flight of Shenzhou 5 is clearly a first step in a lengthy effort to assure
China's foothold in space in the 21st Century. One analyst cites China's
desire to "
play with the big
boys
." The country is also said to have
ambitions
for sending a robotic probe to the Moon in about three
years. [Latest Mission News
]
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