China has successfully completed the first comprehensive landing and takeoff test of its crewed lunar lander, Lanyue, at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test, conducted on August 6, 2025, involved tethered ascent and descent operations, marking a key milestone in China's lunar exploration program. Lanyue, a newly developed spacecraft, is designed to support China's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon's surface before 2030, with some projections targeting as early as 2028. This development reflects China's advancing capabilities in crewed lunar missions amid an ongoing space race with the United States, which aims to send humans to the Moon by mid-2027. The China Manned Space Agency officially announced the successful test, highlighting it as a breakthrough in the nation's efforts to achieve human lunar exploration.