Disaster! China successfully TESTED first Crewed Moon Landing Spacecraft while SpaceX...

Disaster! China successfully TESTED first Crewed Moon Landing Spacecraft while SpaceX...
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Disaster! China successfully TESTED first Crewed Moon Landing Spacecraft while SpaceX...
Uh oh! China could achieve a breakthrough on the Moon within just a few years. They have already completed a crewed lunar lander demo, detailing their mission plans.
Meanwhile, SpaceX and NASA remain on track with their own lunar goals.
How ambitious was China’s test, and how will SpaceX and NASA respond? Let’s find out in today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
The United States was the undisputed victor of the original Moon race in the 20th century, achieving the first human landing on the lunar surface in 1969 and completing six crewed missions before the program ended in 1972. More than half a century later, America finds itself once again at the forefront of a new lunar race—this time led by NASA’s Artemis program, with strong contributions from commercial partners such as SpaceX. But unlike the Cold War era, the United States is no longer facing the Soviet Union. Instead, its primary challenger is China, a nation rapidly advancing its space capabilities and openly declaring its intention to send astronauts to the Moon before the decade’s end.
Disaster! China successfully TESTED first Crewed Moon Landing Spacecraft while SpaceX...
China has set an ambitious goal: to complete its first crewed lunar landing by 2030 and to establish a permanent base on the Moon in the years that follow. This isn’t a vague aspiration—it’s a tightly coordinated plan involving simultaneous development of multiple critical systems, from launch vehicles to crewed spacecraft to lunar landers. And just days ago, China demonstrated one of the most significant milestones yet on the path to achieving it.
On August 6, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a video showcasing the landing and takeoff test of its Lanyue lunar lander. This is the spacecraft that will carry Chinese astronauts to the surface of the Moon and bring them back to lunar orbit during their first crewed mission. The test took place on an elaborate ground-based structure: a framework of towering steel columns supporting a large red ring at its center. Cables extended from the ring to secure the lander, allowing engineers to simulate lunar gravity conditions while testing engine performance.
Disaster! China successfully TESTED first Crewed Moon Landing Spacecraft while SpaceX...
During the demonstration, the Lanyue emitted a distinct plume of yellow-brown exhaust—likely from hypergolic propellants, which ignite on contact and are valued for their reliability in the vacuum of space, despite their high toxicity. The test sequence included firing two large main thrusters along with smaller side-mounted thrusters to mimic both the powered descent to the Moon’s surface and the subsequent ascent back into orbit.
In addition to live test footage, CNSA presented a detailed computer-generated animation illustrating how the Lanyue will operate during an actual mission. The animation depicted the lander’s orbital approach, powered descent, touchdown, surface operations, and ascent, matching the procedures demonstrated during the ground test. The agency declared the test a success, with CNSA Watcher posting: “Congratulations! China achieves key milestone in moon exploration with successful landing and takeoff test of lunar lander, a first for the country on an extraterrestrial body.”
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