faithfulguy
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1958: China launches first rocket, Soviet-built Base 20
1963: India's first rocket launched, US-built Nike-Apache
1967: India launches its own RH-75 rocket
1970: China puts first satellite into orbit, but its space programme is then interrupted by Cultural Revolution and split with Russia.
1975: India's first satellite is launched from the former Soviet Union
1984: India's first astronaut, part of Soviet Soyuz mission
1990: China's first self-built rocket launched, carrying a satellite into orbit
2003: China's first astronaut, sent into Earth's orbit on its own Long March 2F rocket.
2008: India's first rocket to Moon orbit, the Chandrayaan-1, which drops impact probe to surface and finds evidence of water
2013: China becomes first country to "soft-land" on the Moon in 37 years when the unmanned Chang'e-3 spacecraft successfully lands.
What's next?
2014: India's Mars Orbiter mission launched last November due to reach planet in September
2017: India plans first manned space mission
2017: China expected to return unmanned lunary mission to earth
2020: China intends to build space station
2020: India aims to have astronauts land on Moon
2024: China aims to have astronauts land on Moon
China's moon landing: the space race with India - Telegraph
Another example of you comparing your country India against China. But as an anti-Chinese Indian, you have posted article after article showing prediction of India beating China on something. You are no different than the Indian media that is obsessive with China.
FYI, The real race to the moon ended in 1969. And USA had won. I bet that do not sit well with you.