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O'Keefe op-ed on journey of space exploration published in The Hill

January 16, 2019

The Hill

Sean O'Keefe

Sean O'Keefe


In his op-ed titled "Dawn of a new space race?" University Professor Sean O'Keefe discusses the success of China’s Chang’e-4 mission to land on the far side of the moon. According to O'Keefe, "...it isn’t necessarily the beginning of a new space race as much as it is evidence that exploration beyond low Earth orbit is picking up momentum. That’s been a long time coming, but it signals the dawning of a new chapter of global ambitions to explore our neighborhood in this solar system." Read the full article via The Hill. 01/16/19


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