Both are common. Single countries like China and India want to prove that they are technologically advanced. But big scientific missions are usually collaborations of multiple space agencies.
Both are common. Single countries like China and India want to prove that they are technologically advanced. But big scientific missions are usually collaborations of multiple space agencies.
Is it unusual to have a plaque about a single country? Obviously that happened a lot during Cold War posturing, but don't all probes now have messages about the "unity of humanity" and all that? What did the recent Chinese lander have for messaging?