China’s plans to go to the Moon, Mars and beyond

By Wanyuan Song and Jana TauschinskiBBC News Published 6 June Image source, BBC; Getty Image; Nasa Three Chinese astronauts have begun a six-month mission, to work on the country’s new space station. It is China’s latest step towards making itself a leading space power for the decades ahead. What is the Tiangong space station? Last year, China put into orbit the first module of its Tiangong or “Heavenly Palace” space station. It plans to add more modules, such as Mengtian science lab, by the end of the year. Next year,…