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- 12d agoSpace Policy OnlineEarliestChina Plans “Two Launches, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous” to Land Taikonauts on Moon
- 12d agoAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsPickupChina Details Plans for Crewed Moon Landing Before 2030
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China Plans “Two Launches, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous” to Land Taikonauts on Moon
Why it’s here: Covers China's crewed lunar landing plan and its direct competition with the US Artemis program, including NASA Administrator Isaacman's statements and the SpaceX and Blue Origin lander contracts, all central to US space policy and national security debates.
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12d agoSpace Policy OnlineChina Plans “Two Launches, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous” to Land Taikonauts on MoonSpace Policy Online reports that China's Wang Xiang laid out a two-launch, lunar-orbit-rendezvous plan for its 2030 crewed Moon landing, with uncrewed tests slated for 2027–2029, and contrasts it with NASA's Artemis lander plans. Space52 linked
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