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China has successfully tested its new Lanyue lunar lander, a spacecraft designed to deliver the next generation of astronauts to the Moon by 2030. The lander is built to carry two astronauts and has many design parallels to the Apollo landers used by NASA during the 60s and 70s. These tests highlight the rapid pace of China’s space program which has been advancing at remarkable speed in recent years. Both China and the United States have set their sights on crewed lunar missions within the decad

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1.2K views · 167 reactions | "This critical step puts humanity on a path to sustainable lunar exploration and keeps our eyes on missions farther into the solar system, including Mars." We've selected SpaceX to continue development of their Starship design for NASA's Human Landing System program, which will carry NASA Astronauts to the surface of the Moon! Here's what's next for the lunar lander >> go.nasa.gov/3swiTMs | NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center | Facebook