China’s crewed space program has outlined plans for a moon landing it hopes to achieve by the year 2030.Deputy chief designer Wang Xiang explained the plans last weekend at an event called the Seventh Manned Space Symposium. Chinese state media has posted video of Wang discussing plans to reach Luna by launching two Long March 10 rockets.One will carry a lander named “Lanyue” and the other will hoist a crew capsule called “Mengzhou.” The two craft will meet in orbit around the Moon, where two of the three Taikonauts aboard Mengzhou will transfer to Lanyue and descend to set boot on regolith.In the video, Wang said China plans near-Earth orbit test missions for both vehicles in coming years, followed by an uncrewed visit to the...
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