China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing before 2030
Summary
China disclosed a plan to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030, outlining a phased approach with uncrewed and crewed missions using the Long March 10 family and the Mengzhou/Lanyue systems. The plan emphasizes a lunar-orbit rendezvous and staged testing through 2027–2029, with a crewed landing targeted before 2030, highlighting progress and competition with NASA.