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China Merges Lunar Probes, Crewed Flights for 2030 Moon Landing

5/28/2026

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China announced on May 23 that it will merge Chang’e probes with crewed spaceflight to land astronauts by 2030.
Spokesman Zhang Jingbo said the program will coordinate missions, resources and teams across the two efforts.
The Tiangong Space Station has tested Tianzhou-10’s liquid-slosh and perovskite solar-cell experiments for lunar-lander specifications.
The upcoming Chang’e-7 probe, scheduled for an August launch, will orbit, land, rover and hop at the lunar south pole.

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China announced on May 23 that it will merge Chang’e probes with crewed spaceflight to land astronauts by 2030.
Spokesman Zhang Jingbo said the program will coordinate missions, resources and teams across the two efforts.
The Tiangong Space Station has tested Tianzhou-10’s liquid-slosh and perovskite solar-cell experiments for lunar-lander specifications.
The upcoming Chang’e-7 probe, scheduled for an August launch, will orbit, land, rover and hop at the lunar south pole.