While Ukraine is fighting for its life on Earth, other countries are exploring deep space

This year's International Space Week (October 4-10), established by the United Nations more than 25 years ago, thematically covers everything that falls under the rather broad interpretation of "Living in Space".

While Ukraine is fighting for its right to "Live on Earth," other countries are competing for leadership not only in Earth orbits but also in deep space.

The recent publication by the Chinese National Space Administration of a selfie photo taken by the Tianwen-2 probe, which is heading to the Kamoʻoalewa asteroid to take a soil sample and return it to Earth for study (the Japanese and American missions to the Ryugu and Bennu asteroids, respectively, did this before).