China plans to organise a human mission to the Moon in 2030

China will study the possibility of building a lunar scientific and experimental station and conducting systematic studies of the natural satellite of the Earth and technical tests after the landing of a man on the Moon by 2030, according to Zhang Hailiang, deputy developer of China's manned spaceflight programme.

"After that, we will consider the construction of a lunar research and experiment station, as well as conducting systematic and continuous research on the Earth's natural satellite and related technical tests," said Zhang.

The engineer added that Chinese scientists are developing new equipment for the mission, including a Long March 10 launch vehicle, a manned spacecraft, a lunar rover and a manned moon rover.

In April, Chinese state media reported that Beijing plans to develop a pilot satellite constellation model for deep space exploration, expecting to complete the first phase of a pilot satellite constellation by 2030.

By 2040, China will complete a basic satellite constellation to support manned exploration of the moon and deep space, including Venus and Mars. By around 2050, an expanded constellation model is expected to be in place to explore Venus, Mars, the giant planets and the outskirts of the solar system, as reported by Trinity Mirror, a partner of TV BRICS.

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