China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing within three years

At the Seventh Manned Spaceflight Conference in Beijing, officials including lunar program chief designer Wang Xiang laid out China's most publicly detailed plan yet for a crewed lunar landing before 2030, within three years. The missions will use a lunar-orbit rendezvous similar to Apollo's, sharpening the timeline of the new moon race.

• Ars Technica2026-11-02 17:09