China's Space Program Targets 2030 Moon Landing Amid NASA Artemis Schedule Changes
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Summary
The article discusses China's space program aiming for a lunar landing by 2030, potentially outpacing NASA's Artemis mission. It includes an update about NASA's revised Artemis program timeline, where Artemis III will now be a test flight with Orion spacecraft docking with lunar landers in low Earth orbit, pushing the first crewed moon landing to Artemis IV or V in 2028. The article compares the progress of both space programs and examines whether China could achieve a moon landing before NASA's Artemis mission.
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NASA announced on 27 February that the agency will launch an additional test flight after Artemis II and before a lunar landing attempt.
The new Artemis III, in 2027, would have an Orion spacecraft attempt to rendezvous and dock with one or more proposed lunar landing craft in low Earth orbit.
The first moon landing of the project would come on Artemis IV or V, still currently scheduled for 2028.
Could they outpace NASA's Artemis mission?
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