: China is advancing its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030 and has outlined a packed schedule of development and testing for its ambitious crewed lunar programme, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Thursday.

A series of crucial upcoming tests include integrated testing for the Lanyue lunar lander, thermal tests, and maximum dynamic pressure escape tests for the Mengzhou manned spacecraft, and low-altitude and technology verification flights for the Long March-10 carrier rocket, Xinhua news agency reported.

At a press conference held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, CMSA spokesperson Zhang Jingbo announced that the Mengzhou-1 spacecraft mission will be included in the public logo solicitation campaign alongside missions to China’s space statio

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