China Open To Lunar Comms Services Following Queqiao-2

Queqiao-2 detaches from the Long March 8 rocket during its March 20 launch

Queqiao-2 detaches from the Long March 8 rocket during its March 20 launch.

Credit: China National Space Administration
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil—China has suggested that it is open to providing commercial communication lunar relay services for international space missions on the far side of the Moon, along with its own lunar probes. The news comes as the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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