China Announces Plan To Land Astronauts On Moon By 2030

Lin Xiqiang, the deputy director of China's Manned Space Agency, has announced the country's plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030. The project is named the Chang'e Project.

China plans to complete a mission to land a person on the moon by 2030, a government official announced on Monday, in the highest-level confirmation of China’s ambitions for a crewed lunar landing.

Chinese scientists have previously nodded at a 2030 goal in a less formal capacity; for example, the chief designer...

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