China 'developing advanced lunar mission spaceship'

China is developing an advanced new spaceship capable of both flying in low-Earth orbit and landing on the moon, according to state media.

China 'developing advanced lunar mission spaceship'

China is developing an advanced new spaceship capable of both flying in low-Earth orbit and landing on the moon, according to state media.

It is another bold step for a space programme that equalled the US in its number of rocket launches last year.

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