The Chinese have an ambitious program and are trying to implement it. According to Bloomberg, referring to the words of the Director General of ESA Johann-Dietrich Werner, it will be a potential international launch pad for future missions to Mars and opportunities for the development of space tourism or even lunar mining.

The space has changed since the space race of the 60s and for its peaceful purposes we are carrying out international cooperation with China, - confirmed the joint objectives of China and Europe, the representative of the European Space Agency Paul Hvistendal. At the same time, neither of the parties even names the approximate time frame for the project.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation plans to launch the Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, April 30, 2017.