16 September 2016
China has acquired the basic technology to carry out manned lunar missions, Chief Engineer of China's manned space programme Zhou Jianping said 15 September. In order to achieve the goal of carrying out manned lunar missions, China needs rockets with greater load capacity, manned aircraft that can land on the lunar surface and return, and aircraft that can shuttle between Earth and the Moon, Zhou said. In addition, Zhou disclosed that the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in southern China's Hainan Province is likely to be the second launch site for China's manned space programme.
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