The press conference of the Shenzhou-16 manned mission was held at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 09:00 today. Lin Xiqiang, Deputy Director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, said in his speech that the lunar landing phase of China's manned lunar exploration project has been launched, and the overall goal is to achieve the first Chinese landing on the Moon before 2030.
Lin said: "Making breakthroughs in key technologies such as carrying out scientific research and related technological experiments on the Moon, making the manned round trip between Earth and the Moon, short-term residence on the Moon's surface, and joint exploration with the cooperation of man and machine, and "Landing on the Moon, patrolling. , sample collection, research, and return to Earth” and establishing an independent manned lunar exploration capability.
Currently, the China Manned Space Engineering Office is responsible for the development of flight products such as the next-generation manned carrier rocket (CZ-10), the next-generation manned spacecraft, lunar lander, and taikonaut suits, including testing of launch facilities and equipment at the new launch site. announced that they have fully started research and development studies.