China Announces Detailed Plan for Lunar Landing by 2030

• China plans to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030.
• The plan involves a lunar-orbit rendezvous similar to NASA's Apollo missions.
• The Seventh Manned Spaceflight Conference in Beijing disclosed the most detailed roadmap yet.
• China's lunar missions will not use a rocket as powerful as the Saturn V.
• Officials, including Wang Xiang, chief designer for the lunar exploration program, confirmed the plans.