China's plans for landing on the moon by 2030 will likely involve a pair of rockets working together to carry out the mission.
China announced plans this week to fly a pair of rockets to the moon by 2030: one carrying the lunar surface lander destined to bring Chinese astronauts to the lunar surface, while another will bring the astronauts themselves., an engineer from the China Manned Space Agency told Chinese state media on Wednesday that both rockets will achieve lunar orbit independently and, following a successful docking, the astronauts will board the lunar lander to descend onto the surface of the moon.
With this two-launch approach, China is attempting to work around a significant technological challenge it is facing in its burgeoning space program: the lack of a super heavy-lift, high-capacity rocket like NASA’s Space Launch System or SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy.
During a summit held in Wuhan, China, Zhang Hailian, the deputy chief engineer at CMSA, explained that once China’s astronauts on the moon fulfill their scientific objectives and gather samples on the lunar surface, the lander will transport the crew back to the orbiting spacecraft. From there, the mission will make its return journey to Earth.
The competition to return humanity to the moon has grown more intense in recent years, with both China and the United States expressing interest in the moon's potential mineral resources. The US is very open about its plans for a permanent base on the moon, which it hopes will serve as a stepping stone for future manned missions to other worlds like Mars.
NASA plans to return astronauts to the moon by 2025, marking the first crewed landing since 1972. China has previously
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