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The U.S. is in an under-the-radar space race with China — and it's losing
The Jade Rabbit is the cute face of China's space program; from its initial "soft" landing on the moon to engineering complications that mean it may never "reawaken" from its "first lunar slumber," the unmanned rover has received the kind of adoring coverage typically reserved for panda cams. But all of China's ambitions in space are not so friendly: Over the past decade, the country has been quietly militarizing the cosmos and it's gunning for the United States.
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Last time I checked we've been on mars remotely for 10+ years now with curiosity. China's moon mission lasted a month before kicking the bucket.