# China details two-launch plan for its first crewed Moon landing

https://mins.news/en/item/124855

- CGTN, 2026-11-01 13:02 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-01/China-unveils-detailed-two-launch-plan-for-first-manned-moon-landing-1RIAlmmOVgI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China will use a “two launches, lunar orbit rendezvous” design for its crewed lunar program, Wang Xiang said at a symposium in Beijing. The country aims to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030. Development of the Long March-10 rocket, Mengzhou spacecraft and Lanyue lander is progressing smoothly, with several major tests completed.

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