Officials: China will send astronauts to the moon before 2030

In recent days, some senior officials of the Chinese Space Agency have stated that the country intends to fly astronauts to the moon by 2023, in addition to expanding and improving their space station.

These intentions were confirmed by the deputy director of the Chinese manned space agency, Lin Shiqiang, in a recent interview. Keep reading and understand better!

What are China’s plans?

According to Lin Xinqiang, China is preparing for a short stay on the moon. According to him, the process will be joint and will be characterized by interaction between humans and robots.

The first is that the intention is to launch three astronauts from the space station to the moon in a spacecraft. According to Lin Xinqiang, the full testing and testing schedule for the missions cannot be disclosed, but it is sufficient to achieve all mission objectives.

Despite the confidentiality of the information, it is already known that for the first time in history, a civilian will make up the crew of a space mission.

He will be a Chinese professor of space research, and will join the operation commander and mission engineers.

How is China preparing for the mission?

Preparations for sending Chinese astronauts to the moon are in full swing. At the end of last year, a test module was launched from the Chinese space station towards Earth’s natural satellite.

These and other tests have been undertaken to test existing capabilities and understand what still needs to be done to reach the ultimate goal.

Chinese space operations managers say they are working to get the next launch done soon, but just in time.

After all, does the country have the capacity for such an attack?

Rumors that China intends to fly astronauts to the moon by 2030 have made many people wonder if the country really has the capacity to do so.

Before that, it is important to note that the Asian country currently has its own space station, which was developed after a period of exclusion from the International Space Station.

The incident resulted from escalating tensions between China and the United States, which prompted the Chinese to stay out of the space programs led by the famous US space agency NASA.

Even cooperation between China and the United States in the field of space exploration is prohibited by the US Congress.

In turn, the directors of the Chinese space station say that the state’s goal is to carry out operations with peaceful purposes. Thus, it is clear that the Chinese do not want to target any other space station, in addition to cooperating with other countries and maintaining good communication.