China Is Planning To Visit Mars By 2020 And Beat Nasa To Set Up The First Manned Moon Base
China has finally announced that it plans to visit Mars by 2020, along with being one of the first nations to walk on the “far side” of the moon. In an unusual video discussion with the BBC , Wu Weiren, a high-ranking official in the China National Space Administration (CNSA) who worked as chief of China’s moon and Mars missions, publicized that China is presently working on a certain Mars probe exploration mission. Wu said “We will orbit Mars, land and deploy a rover — all in one mission. We could have started our Mars mission earlier but finally the country has given its approval.” What’s even more interesting is that, China also aims to effectively colonize the moon by establishing a manned base. Wu explained “Our short-term goal is to orbit the moon, land on the moon and take samples back from the moon. Our long-term goal is to explore, land, and settle. We want a manned lunar landing to stay for longer periods and establish a research base. It’s quite challenging to la...