China shares moon rocks with U.S.and 5 other nations
- China announced Thursday it lets scientists from six nations examine rocks collected by its 2020 Chang'e-5 mission.
- This shared access occurs despite US legal restrictions banning most NASA collaboration with China since 2011.
- Seven institutions worldwide, including two NASA-funded US universities, gained permission after applying in 2023.
- Chang'e-5 samples appear younger than Apollo rocks, suggesting more recent lunar volcanic activity occurred.
- China's action increases its lunar program's influence and shows limited US-China space cooperation continues amid tensions.
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China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities
China approved international requests, including from two U.S. universities, to borrow small portions of moon samples collected by its Chang’e-5 mission. The post China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities appeared first on SpaceNews.
China opens lunar samples to U.S., global scientists
The China National Space Administration announced on Thursday that it would allow scientists from the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Britain and Pakistan to analyze rocks retrieved from the moon – Beijing's latest move to expand the international
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