Moon on a shoestring
China plans to get to the moon on the cheap. The government has budgeted only 1.4 billion yuan ($170 million) to launch a probe that will orbit the moon by 2007. Extra funding for a lunar lander planned in 2010 has not yet been announced by China. NASA plans to spend $12 billion on its moon-Mars project by 2009.
Electronic ID for Spain
The Spanish government has announced it will introduce electronic identity cards by December 2004. The smart card will hold the same personal information as the current Spanish ID card, along with a digital…
