This year it plans to launch a satellite that will orbit the moon as part of preparations for an eventual lunar landing (after 2020, officials say) by a Chinese citizen.

• 今年他们还准备发射一颗围绕月球轨道运转的卫星，这颗卫星将为最后的登月计划（2020年以后，有官员说）准备的一部分。