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China says it’s on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station mission

China prepares for a crewed space station mission this Friday as it advances toward its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, officials said.

  • China announced its plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, with preparations like the Long March 10 rocket and moon landing suits progressing smoothly.
  • China introduced the next crew of astronauts- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang- who will join the ongoing Tiangong space station mission as part of China's space exploration ambitions.
  • The astronauts will carry four mice to study the effects of weightlessness and confinement, and China began work on Tiangong after being excluded from the International Space Station.
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China assured this Thursday that preparations for its manned lunar exploration program are progressing normally and reaffirmed its goal of landing with astronauts by 2030, during a press conference held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This could mean advancing the U.S. in the race to put humans back on the Moon, given NASA's problems due to the delay in Elon Musk's Starship. Continue reading

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On the evening of sending a team of astronauts to the Tiangong Space Station, the spokesman for China's Tripled Space Program said the objective of taking a person to Lua by 2030 remains.

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China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station mission

China said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, as part of its ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.

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The Republic broke the news in Columbus, United States on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
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