![Without SpaceX China would have caught up to NASA in 2030 with Long March 9 matching SLS block 2 | NextBigFuture.com Without SpaceX China would have caught up to NASA in 2030 with Long March 9 matching SLS block 2 | NextBigFuture.com](https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/b557f8e167ffbe1d2d1195417014816a.jpg)
Without SpaceX China would have caught up to NASA in 2030 with Long March 9 matching SLS block 2 | NextBigFuture.com
Andrew Jones on Twitter: "A lecture over the weekend from Long Lehao, a senior space figure and Long March rocket designer, lays out plans for a Chinese crewed Moon landing around 2030
![Andrew Jones on Twitter: "Conceptual diagrams of the Long March 9. 100m tall, 10m diameter & 4x 5-m-diameter side boosters. >4000 t takeoff mass, >5000 t thrust, 140 t to LEO. Would Andrew Jones on Twitter: "Conceptual diagrams of the Long March 9. 100m tall, 10m diameter & 4x 5-m-diameter side boosters. >4000 t takeoff mass, >5000 t thrust, 140 t to LEO. Would](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWuX9xdXYAI0umw.jpg)
Andrew Jones on Twitter: "Conceptual diagrams of the Long March 9. 100m tall, 10m diameter & 4x 5-m-diameter side boosters. >4000 t takeoff mass, >5000 t thrust, 140 t to LEO. Would
![China releases updated design for Long March 9, 150t to LEO; @elonmusk - "That is an exciting goal!" : r/SpaceXLounge China releases updated design for Long March 9, 150t to LEO; @elonmusk - "That is an exciting goal!" : r/SpaceXLounge](https://external-preview.redd.it/7bwki8AsZVwcDEtpsiViWO4Qgv8H2dh5RHe42hiMDlA.jpg?auto=webp&s=cba40cb4701725adb788f55c793582d4c5fa4ea0)
China releases updated design for Long March 9, 150t to LEO; @elonmusk - "That is an exciting goal!" : r/SpaceXLounge
![Analysis: In the Great Space Race China retakes lead for human lunar return but USA is still favourite for Mars - Seradata Analysis: In the Great Space Race China retakes lead for human lunar return but USA is still favourite for Mars - Seradata](https://www.seradata.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/07.jpg)
Analysis: In the Great Space Race China retakes lead for human lunar return but USA is still favourite for Mars - Seradata
![Long March 9: China begins construction of a launch vehicle larger than SpaceX's Starship • Mezha.Media Long March 9: China begins construction of a launch vehicle larger than SpaceX's Starship • Mezha.Media](https://mezha.media/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Long_March_9_00.jpg)