China has recently unveiled an ambitious vision that could potentially make it the first nation to establish a lunar base on the moon.
NASA has disclosed plans for its own Artemis Base Camp, aiming for establishment in the 2030s. Wu Weiren, the physicist leading China’s moon mission, shared with state media that Beijing’s goal is to build a lunar research station before the end of the decade.
In 2019, China made history as the first country to land on the far side of the moon. At the end of 2020, the Chang’e-5 probe successfully returned with rock and lunar soil samples, further showcasing China’s growing prowess in space.
