Congratulations to China and SpaceX!
I just wanted to highlight two big achievements in spaceflight that happened over the past few days. First, was China's third manned space flight and first space walk. The 68-hour orbital flight aboard the Shenzhou VII spacecraft carried three taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Li Boming, and Jing Haipeng. This was China's first space mission to carry a three-person crew. Commander Zhai Zhigang performed the approximately 20 minute spacewalk on September 27 and is shown waving the Chinese flag in the video below. With ambitious plans to build a space station and go to the Moon , China is well on its way to making great strides in its manned spaceflight program. This has sparked some speculation of a new space race for valuable lunar resources . Who will be first to make it back to the Moon? China, the US, or a private company ?