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China plans its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033
« on: July 02, 2021, 10:55:21 pm »
Reuters June 23, 2021

China aims to send its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033, with regular follow-up flights to follow, under a long-term plan to build a permanently inhabited base on the Red Planet and extract its resources.

The ambitious plan, which will intensify a race with the United States to plant humans on Mars, was disclosed in detail for the first time after China landed a robotic rover on Mars in mid-May in its inaugural mission to the planet.

Crewed launches to Mars are planned for 2033, 2035, 2037, 2041 and beyond, the head of China's main rocket maker, Wang Xiaojun, told a space exploration conference in Russia recently by video link.

Before the crewed missions begin, China will send robots to Mars to study possible sites for the base and to build systems to extract resources there, the official China Space News reported on Wednesday, citing Wang, who is head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

More: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/china-plans-its-first-crewed-mission-mars-2033-2021-06-24/
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Re: China plans its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2021, 11:06:35 pm »
China plans its first screwed mission to Mars in 2033

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Re: China plans its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2021, 11:09:50 pm »
One would think that China would at least do a practice run by landing someone on the moon.
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Re: China plans its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2021, 12:06:59 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on July 02, 2021, 11:09:50 pm
One would think that China would at least do a practice run by landing someone on the moon.

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https://spacenews.com/china-outlines-architecture-for-future-crewed-moon-landings/

China is currently drafting a 14th Five Year Plan for the period 2021-2025 which could approve a lunar landing program, or key infrastructure such as a lander and launch vehicle.

A new space white paper, expected to be released before the end of 2021, will more clearly lay out China’s plans for the next five years and may detail the status and extent of crewed lunar plan developments.

China is meanwhile preceding with robotic lunar exploration efforts which will target the moon’s south pole. The Chang’e-6, 7 and 8 and other missions are part of the country’s proposed International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) to develop a robotic base in preparation for a later crewed base.

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