CASC President Commenting on China’s Major Space Programs

CASC President Ma Xingrui was interviewed by a Hong Kong magazine recently and talked about the prospects of China’s major space projects. Mr. Ma is the deputy Commander-in-Chief of China’s Manned Space Program, Commander-in-Chief of China’s Lunar Exploration Program, and Commander-in-Chief of China’s new-generation launch vehicles. Mr. Ma said that the LM-5 launch vehicle, with LEO loading capacity of 25t, will carry out its maiden flight around the end of 2014.