Chinese Aim At the Moon
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SHANGHAI, China – China plans a manned lunar mission by 2024 that will include a walk on the moon’s surface, a top Chinese scientist was quoted as saying in a Hong Kong newspaper.
The announcement shows long-term preparations are moving ahead for the country’s ambitious space exploration program.
The program went into overdrive following China’s first successful manned space mission in 2003 and may include a space walk by an additional manned mission next year.
