Sending Chinese astronauts to the moon by 2030 China has announced that it plans to send astronauts (Chinese astronauts) to the moon by 2030. This mission will involve a team of three. According to the plan, two people will land on the surface of the moon, similar to the American "Apollo" program, and one person will remain in lunar orbit.
The scientific goal of this mission is to search for water ice in the polar regions of the Moon.