China Aiming High in Space

as U.S. Shuttle Program Winds Down

This year, a rocket will carry a train car-sized module into orbit, the first building block for a Chinese space station. Around 2013, China plans to launch a lunar probe that will set a rover loose on the moon. It wants to put a man on the moon, sometime after 2020. The U.S. has no plans to return to the moon

China has 5Y plans

"One of the biggest advantages of their system is that they have five-year plans so they can develop well ahead," said Peter Bond, consultant editor for Jane's Space Systems and Industry. "

Space station launched by

Shenzhou VIII spacecraft

source: foxnews.com/scitech

Chinese made Tiangong 1 space station

Chinese Astronauts

China’s New Space Station Plans Released

source: weirdwarp.com