The ancient Chinese have contributed many things to science. People have applied the ideas and information the Chinese came up with to create better technology. For example, the Chinese made an early form of a rocket, and using those early ideas we are capable of launching people into space, and even landing on the moon. Because the actual Chinese space program did not form until the founding of the People's Republic of China, they have been taking steps to close the gap between them, the Russians and the Americans. Currently, the Chinese have made it a goal to revisit the Moon.