China counts down to Long March-10 test flights in race back to the moon

China will soon start flight tests of the Long March-10, the rocket designed to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, according to its developer.
Rong Yi, a rocket expert with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), said in a social media post on Friday that the development of the new-generation crewed launch rocket was accelerating.
“There have been breakthroughs in key technologies, and demonstration verification flights are about to be conducted to support the crewed lunar…