China plans to send astronauts to the lunar surface by 2030
The People's Republic of China is seriously reviewing its space program, specifically its project to travel to the Moon. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
The Beijing administration officially announced its intention to land astronauts on the lunar surface by 2030. This important decision was stated by Zhang Xinbo, the press secretary of China's manned spaceflight agency, during a press conference held before the launch of the "Shenzhou-23" spacecraft.
This news was distributed by the Ixbt.com news agency. The essence of the new strategy is that various directions, which were previously implemented separately, are now being combined within a single integrated state program.
The implementation of manned lunar flights, the use of automatic probes from the "Chang'e" series, and scientific research at the "Tiangong" orbital station will be developed in an interconnected manner. Such an approach will greatly help in faster assimilation of technological achievements and shortening the duration of testing.
The main technical base of the project consists of the "Long March-10" heavy-lift rocket, the "Mengzhou" manned spacecraft, and the "Lanyue" lunar landing module. Currently, the testing processes for these technologies are actively ongoing.
For example, in 2025, the engineering tests of the first stage of the "Long March-10" rocket were successfully completed, and the reliability of the landing systems was also verified. At the same time, unmanned missions are continuing in turn.
Within the current year, the "Chang'e-7" automatic station and a lunokhod are planned to be sent to search for water ice in the region of the Moon's south pole. Through these steps, China aims to take a leading position in the global race for space exploration and further strengthen the country's scientific and technical potential.
