SCI & TECH● LOW2h ago · Nov 2, 2026, 10:14 AM
Turkey signed US-led Artemis Accords. Its moon rovers will hitch a ride with China
South China Morning Post · global
Turkey has signed America’s rule book for the moon, but its first ride to the lunar south pole – the icy region both Washington and Beijing are racing to reach – will probably come from China. A team of more than 120 students and professors at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara has built prototypes of two AI-powered rovers for Chang’e-8, a Chinese mission originally planned for 2028. Turkey is not part of the International Lunar Research Station, a base China plans to build on the...
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