June 21, 2012

Will China Overtake America in Space?

Joan Johnson-Freese, CNN

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China's space plans are ambitious, incremental and extensive. Should Americans be worried that China will overtake us in both space exploration and military capability in space? No, not yet.

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TAGGED: Space, Space Exploration, United States, China, Liu Yang

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