China's Ambitious Moon Mission: Egg-Shaped Habitats by 2030
TL;DR
China plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, as detailed in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency. The mission will involve two launches of the Long March 10 rocket, sending a crewed spacecraft and a lunar landing stack into orbit, where they will dock before astronauts descend to the lunar surface. The video showcases tests on lunar hardware, including a rover and extravehicular suits, and highlights the expansion of the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center to accommodate the mission.
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