China v America For The Moon

Are we looking at another space race this time between China and the US :

I think it is more China, Japan and India in the new space race with the recent launch of Japanese mission to the moon and India planning a mission to the moon next year.
It will interesting to see who quickly the new space race school catches up with the old school of the US, Russia and Europe.

Just my 2 cents

Darragh

Will this development force NASA to speed up their return to the moon??

Will this development force NASA to speed up their return to the moon??

Doubt it, Bush kept cutting their budget in favour of the military yet declared a manned mission to the Moon, and then Mars by 2025.

What's the point?

It most certainly is NOT about science.

The vast bulk of the populations of India and China live in direst grinding poverty.

Like the first Moon Race, a lot of this is empty political posturing.

Peter.

It most certainly is NOT about science.

Like the first Moon Race, a lot of this is empty political posturing.

That doesn't matter really Peter, as it is a theme all over the world for the people in power, unfortunately. And not something fit for a topic on these boards in my opinion.

Seanie.