Two rockets would separately send the Mengzhou spacecraft and Lanyue lander toward the Moon. After docking, astronauts would transfer to Lanyue to reach the surface and conduct research.
First flights of the new vehicles remain among the forthcoming steps. CCTV reports a target of landing Chinese astronauts before 2030. That timetable is a programme ambition: the sources consulted announce neither an imminent launch nor a completed crewed mission.