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What the Hell Is China Doing on the Dark Side of the Moon?

Not Messing Around

Despite Trump’s ambitions to put man back on the moon, experts believe that Beijing might be preparing to make a giant leap of its own.

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One year ago last month, a Chinese robot touched down on the dark side of the moon. 

It was the first probe to land on the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth as both bodies circle around the sun.

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