China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from across the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples the Chang’e 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but noted there were limits to that cooperation, specifically with the U.S.

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    After the Chang’e-6 samples, weighing nearly 2 kilograms, were safely transported to a special laboratory for further study on Friday, NASA spokesperson Faith McKie told media that while China worked with the European Space Agency, France, Italy and Pakistan on this mission, “NASA wasn’t invited to take part in the moon probe.”

    NASA also didn’t get “any direct invitation” to study China’s moon rocks, after it welcomed all scientists from around the world to apply to study them, McKie told NatSec Daily.

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