Gulf News | China plans to launch more missions to the moon

China plans to launch three unmanned missions to the moon over the next ten years, as part of its endeavor To compete with the United States in the new era of space exploration.

Yesterday, Bloomberg Agency quoted Liu Zhizhong, an official with China’s space and lunar exploration program, as saying that the administration of China National Aerospace, equivalent to NASA, has received approval to send three Orbital vehicles to the moon as part of the Chang’e lunar program, according to China TV.

The Chinese National Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Commission announced Friday that Chinese scientists have discovered a new lunar mineral By examining the samples brought by the Chinese lunar probe “Chang’e-5” from the moon.