China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station mission

China said it was on track to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, part of its ambitious plans to become a leader in space exploration. On Friday, it will send another team of three astronauts on the long-running mission to complete the Tiangong space station. Each team stays inside the station for six months to conduct research. China presented the final team of Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang on Thursday. The astronauts will also take four mice with them on this trip for experimentation purposes.