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China Boasts It Will Beat the U.S. to Mars
China expects to put a man on Mars in early this century. Or so it claims, but China hasn't even placed a man in Earth's orbit yet.
As if to convince the general population of its feasibility, the Chinese space program has built a model of a Chinese base on Mars now traveling the country in an exhibition. Let's hope it doesn't look anything like Shanghai's Pearl of the Orient tower!
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China does have a space program, as does Japan, India, Australia, and a bunch of other nations. Some of them have specialized in cheap delivery of satelites into orbit, thus effectively competing with NASA.
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