China’s Chang’e-3 craft lands on the moon
Haley hill- 4th
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/chinas-change-3-craft-lands-moon
The unmanned shuttle and rover finally made it to the moon and had a successful touchdown on December 14th. This marks the third country to land a shuttle on the moon and since 1976. After about 7 hours, the rover, Jade Rabbit, rolled onto the moon's surface. The rover is expected to study the moon's surface and minerals. With the telescopes and cameras on the rover, it is supposed to view and document objects farther out into space.
Although this is an incredible breakthrough for the Chinese, could this possibly cause an accidental scramble for other uninvolved/involved countries? Cold War 2? OR could this just be a breathtaking discovery waiting to happen? It should be interesting to find out.
One of the primary factors that influenced the "space race" during the Cold War was the desire to show one's nations power by exemplifying that it has both the money and technological proficiency to explore space and eventually send a man to the moon. This could very well be one of the intentions of the Chinese government. This could also be a sign that China has a surplus in money. Lastly, the telescopes on this rover are just another example of the curiosity that is within most everyone about the unknown in space.
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