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Rocks from the far side of the Moon landed in Mongolia on Tuesday | The mission has significance for the Moon race between China and the United States.

The mission has significance for the Moon race between China and the United States.

The successful conclusion of this mission, which launched from Earth nearly two months ago, marked another significant achievement for China's space program as the country sets its sights on landing humans on the Moon by the year 2030. Whereas China has taken a 100 percent government-led approach to returning to the Moon, NASA is working extensively with commercial partners such as SpaceX and Axiom Space to develop a lunar lander and spacesuits for its Artemis program. This process leads to more uncertainty, but NASA's hope is that working with private companies will ultimately lower the cost of lunar exploration and make its deep-space program more sustainable in the long run.

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