The gravity of China’s space base in Argentina

24.05.2023

For most people, the first things that likely come to mind when imagining Patagonia in South America are mountains, glaciers, lakes and fjords. But there is also a lesser-known tourist destination: the visitors centre of a Chinese-owned space station in remote north-west Patagonia, Argentina.

In 2014, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner’s administration signed...