The picture shows the lunar lander testing at the extraterrestrial landing test site. Photo by Liu Yongjing (Xinhua)
This newspaper, Beijing, August 7(reporter Liu Shiyao) according to China Manned Space Engineering Office information: on August 6, a comprehensive test of lunar lander take-off was successfully completed at the extraterrestrial object landing test site in Huailai County, Hebei province. This is the first Manned spacecraft landing and take-off test of an extraterrestrial object in our country, it is a key node in the research and development of manned lunar exploration project in our country.
The lunar lander is a newly developed extraterrestrial manned descent and ascent vehicle for the first manned lunar exploration mission in our country, which is mainly used for the astronaut transportation between the lunar orbit and the lunar surface, can Carry 2 astronauts round trip, and can carry a lunar rover and scientific payload.