China to Send 1st Manned Mission to Moon in 5 Years

China will launch the first manned mission to the moon in five years on Thursday, media news agencies reported.

The mission will consist of three astronauts, in addition, it is part of the state to build the Chinese space station by 2022.

The state is planning for launching eleven space missions for concluding the establishment of its space station.

It started the earliest steps for building the station in late April by sending the station's largest unite.

Aiming to become a major space force by 2030, China succeeded in improving its space presence by sending a rover to Mars in May, two years after the landing of the first Chinese spacecraft on the moon.