The plan involves two launches, one for the lunar lander and one for the crew.
The lander and the crewed spacecraft will rendezvous in lunar orbit. The astronauts will move over to the lander and then head down to the lunar surface, where they'll do a variety of scientific work and collect some moon samples.
The lander will then carry the explorers back up to lunar orbit, where they'll get back onboard their original spacecraft for the trip back to Earth, Reuters reported. It's unclear how many astronauts will fly on the mission. The lunar landing will not be a one-off, if all goes according to plan for China: The country aims to build a
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