TOPSHOT - Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-18 space mission (L-R) Li Guangsu, Li Cong and Ye Guangfu wave during a departure ceremony before boarding a bus to take them to the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April 25, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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What happens if China's astronauts land on the moon before the US

China’s state‑run space program is progressing rapidly toward landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, raising pressure on the US.

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TOPSHOT - Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-18 space mission (L-R) Li Guangsu, Li Cong and Ye Guangfu wave during a departure ceremony before boarding a bus to take them to the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April 25, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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