"By 2045, China wants to become the strongest space power and space technology-based power in the world."

Namrata Goswami, an expert on China's space program, says one step towards that goal is the launch of a research mission to the far side of the moon, where right now a Chinese rover is at work exploring. It was a complicated technological feat and Goswami says it's just the beginning of the country's plans.​

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