China plans to build a moon base near the lunar south pole. - NBCNewsMACH
The first parts of that permanent station will reach orbit aboard the country's new Long March-5B rocket in the first half of 2020,will not be associated with the International Space Station. The ISS is reaching the end of its operational lifetime, plus the United States and China do not cooperate on spaceflight endeavors.
Kejian also announced that Chang'e-5, an uncrewed lunar lander originally scheduled for launch in 2017, will attempt to reach the moon and return with samples in 2019, Xinhua reported. China currently spends more on spaceflight than any country except the U.S., according to AFP. At the moment, the U.S. is unable to put humans in space without hitching a ride on a Russian rocket; plans to change that model by using for-profit rockets — such as those owned by SpaceX — have
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