This is the groundwork for the next Lunar Lander (Chang'e 2) project in 2012, Lunar Sample Return (Chang'e 3) in 2017 and the Chinese astronaut on the moon project.

这是2012年“嫦娥2号”登陆月球，2017年“嫦娥3号”从月球采集矿物样本，以及未来中国宇航员登陆月球的基础。

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That will be followed by deployment of an unmanned lunar orbiter mission along with a nuclear-powered landing vehicle to support lunar rover delivery and sample return operations.

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