China’s plan to rule the heavens

The race to return to the Moon and push beyond has entered a new, more intense phase. While Elon Musk and NASA have been arguing over whether to go to the Moon or Mars, China's recently published space-sciences plan declares its intent to surpass the United States and become the world's preeminent space power.In October, Beijing released its first “National Space Science Medium and Long-Term Development Plan,” a strategic blueprint for developing its space-based science and technolog