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China’s Long March-10 rocket enters ‘fast lane’ in quest to put astronauts on the moon
Rocket passes first propulsion system test, putting Chinese space programme on track to send humans to the moon by 2030.
The engines, which generated a combined thrust of 382 tonnes for several minutes, “started normally, operated steadily, and shut down on schedule”, CALT said on its official WeChat account. After the lander touches down on the lunar surface, the astronauts will drive a rover to carry out scientific investigations and collect rock samples, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Their prototypes are now being manufactured and China is on target to put astronauts on the moon by 2030, space officials said during a press conference at Jiuquan satellite launch centre in April.
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