China, which recently landed a probe on the moon, is a serious competitor to the United States in space, according to Vice President Mike Pence.
Speaking during a meeting of the National Space Council at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Pence highlighted China’s recent success in landing an uncrewed probe on the moon in a mission to retrieve lunar samples. “China is emerging as a serious competitor in space,” he said.
The mission, he noted “raised the red flag of China” on the lunar surface. Pence, who is chair of the National Space Council, said that similar to the space race that placed American astronauts on the moon, the U.S.
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