China verifies Long March 10 booster splashdown and crew escape in key lunar test

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 13, 2026
China has carried out a pivotal flight test of a prototype rocket and crew spacecraft for its planned manned lunar landing program, validating key ascent, abort, and recovery technologies needed for future missions to the Moon. In the demonstration, a prototype of the new-generation Mengzhou crew spacecraft was mounted on a prototype first-stage booster of the Long March 10 heavy-lift rock