China Aims to Put Man on Moon by 2020

WxChaser · Nov 27, 2005, 02:48 PM

Budget permitting, China wants to be able to put a man on the moon and build a space station in 15 years, a space program official said Sunday.

"I think about 10 to 15 years later, we will have the ability to build our own space station and to carry out a manned moon landing," Hu Shixiang, deputy commander in chief of China's manned space flight program, said in Hong Kong.

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WxChaser Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 404 Rep Power: 0	China Aims to Put Man on Moon by 2020 Budget permitting, China wants to be able to put a man on the moon and build a space station in 15 years, a space program official said Sunday. "I think about 10 to 15 years later, we will have the ability to build our own space station and to carry out a manned moon landing," Hu Shixiang, deputy commander in chief of China's manned space flight program, said in Hong Kong. Read More / ABC News Technology