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Manned Lunar Exploration:
China plans to land Chinese taikonauts on the Moon before 2030, with a crew of three, two of whom are expected to set foot on the lunar surface, according to information released at the 7th Human Space Symposium, held in Beijing on October 31, 2026.
The country’s first manned lunar mission will employ a lunar-orbit rendezvous and docking profile, said Wang Xiang, deputy chief designer of China’s manned space program and chief designer of the lunar exploration program, at the symposium.
A “two launches, one lunar landing” approach will be used for the mission. Under this mode, two Long March-10 carrier rockets will be used:
First, the lander will be sent into lunar orbit, after which a crewed spacecraft will launch to rendezvous and dock with the lander.
Two taikonauts will then enter the lander, which will separate from the crewed spacecraft and land on the lunar surface to carry out scientific exploration activities.
After completing the mission, the taikonauts will ascend from the lunar surface aboard the lander, conduct a second rendezvous and docking with the crewed spacecraft in lunar orbit, and return to Earth aboard the crewed spacecraft.
At present, research, development and construction work for the lunar landing phase of China’s lunar exploration program is progressing steadily.
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