HONG KONG - Fresh from its second manned space mission, China’s space program wants to be able to put a man on the moon and build a space station in 15 years, an official said Sunday. “I think in about 10 to 15 years, we will have the ability to build our own space station and to carry out a manned moon landing,” said Hu Shixiang, deputy commander of China’s manned space flight program.

But the goal is subject to getting enough funds from the government, Hu said, explaining that the space program must fit in the larger scheme of the country’s overall development. Hu stressed China’s intention to use space exploration for peaceful ends, saying the government “is willing to work hard with people around the world for the peaceful use of space.”

He said Chinese space officials want to study the possibility of making rockets with the capacity to carry spacecraft weighing 27.5 tons — three times the capacity of their existing rockets — but the government hasn’t approved the funding.

Sumber: Yahoo! News

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Posted on November 29th, 2005 by SMD
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