China recently shared exciting news about its space exploration efforts, revealing the names of its manned lunar lander and a new crew spaceship. This development marks a key step in the nation’s journey to explore outer space. The lunar lander is named Lanyue, which means Embracing the Moon, a name inspired by a poem from Chairman Mao Zedong in 1965. This choice reflects the dream and confidence of the Chinese people in their space exploration endeavors.
The spaceship has been named Mengzhou, which translates to Dream Vessel
The crew spaceship has been named Mengzhou, or Dream Vessel, indicating its role in realizing the dream of landing on the moon and exploring new frontiers in space. Mengzhou will have two versions: one for moon missions and another for trips between Earth and the Tiangong space station, taking over the duties from the current Shenzhou spaceship.
These names, Lanyue and Mengzhou, were selected from nearly 2,000 suggestions by the public, showing the wide participation and interest of the Chinese people in their country’s space missions. The development of these spacecraft, along with the Long March 10 rocket, is on track, highlighting China’s commitment to its space exploration goals.
China plans to send its first manned mission to the moon around 2030. The Lanyue lander is designed with a landing and propulsion section to carry two astronauts and a rover to the moon. The Mengzhou spacecraft, designed for space travel, includes a reentry module for the astronauts and a service module equipped with power and propulsion systems.
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