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National pride, perhaps? The 2nd nation in history to land a human on the Moon would be absolutely astonishing.
Additionally, to help in the establishment of a lunar base to serve as a platform for rocket launches to Mars or for mining operations; tasks that cannot be fully completed - even by robots.
I stand corrected. I did not realize they never landed cosmonauts. I swear I thought I had read they did but then I have not a lot of knowledge of that area.
National pride, perhaps? The 2nd nation in history to land a human on the Moon would be absolutely astonishing.
Additionally, to help in the establishment of a lunar base to serve as a platform for rocket launches to Mars or for mining operations; tasks that cannot be fully completed - even by robots.
Exactly. China establishing a lunar base would pay off in dividends for future space exploration for decades.
Pretty sure it would be the 3rd yeah? The Soviets also performed manned lunar landings.
Edit: NVM my knowledge of that was incorrect it seems.
The Soviets never landed a human on the Moon, which is what I meant.
I stand corrected. I did not realize they never landed cosmonauts. I swear I thought I had read they did but then I have not a lot of knowledge of that area.