China Planning To Send Astronauts For Long-Term Stays On The Moon
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It aims to have its astronauts stay on the moon for a longer time
Chinese scientists are now studying how to safely land on the moon
China has its eyes set on the moon. The country is planning to send astronauts to the moon for long-term stays, its state media has reported.
China and Russia last week announced their
plan to build a joint lunar space station. Wu Weiren, the chief designer for China s lunar exploration program, told China Space News about its plans to make astronauts stay on the moon for a prolonged period of time, China s state news agency Xinhua
| UPDATED: 09:12, Fri, Jan 8, 2021
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The Tiangong space station will include living quarters for three astronauts to spend a period of around six months in space. Completion is planned for 2022 and it will orbit 340-420 kilometres above the Earth. The launch of its core module is scheduled for next spring.