The combination of America's delay and China's steady progress raises the specter that the next humans on the moon will not unfurl the Stars and Stripes. It is entirely possible that the first ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission even carried a flag made of basalt, a type of rock common on the moon, as a way to demonstrate ... Currently, pride of place still goes to America’s space program ...

For the first time in history, a space mission has touched down on the far side of the moon. China's Chang'e-4 probe ... on the moon learning what it's made of might help us understand how ...