Transport & space · February 2026

Mengzhou max-Q abort test

China tests the escape system for its lunar crew capsule.

China flew the first powered prototype of its Long March 10 lunar rocket and pulled the Mengzhou crew capsule away at maximum dynamic pressure from Wenchang, a key step toward a crewed Moon landing planned for 2030.

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Apollo 11 Moon landing 1969
Gagarin orbits Earth 1961

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