China is preparing to launch the super heavy rocket Long March 10 in 2026, intended to be used in China's manned program to the moon. This is stated in connection with the statement of the China Rocket Research Institute report SpaceNews edition.
The portal notes that the Long March 10 is available in two variants. Essentially a three-stage launch vehicle designed to launch manned spacecraft and the Mengzhou lunar lander. The Long March 10A variant is a partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle for launching into Mengzhou low Earth orbit to Tiangong Station.
In October, Xinhua News Agency reported that China had confirmed plans to send humans to the moon by 2030.
In September, the agency reported that China successfully conducted a static firing test of the first stage of the Long March 10 rocket.
