BEIJING—Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his country could send its first astronauts to the Moon in a Chinese spacecraft, hailing
Maduro, whose oil-rich country is in profound economic crisis, has been in China since last week.
A special task team “on scientific, technological, industrial and aerospace cooperation will sooner rather than later the first Venezuelan man and woman to the moon in a Chinese spacecraft”, Maduro said.China is pursuing plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030 and build a base there. The Latin American country’s GDP fell 80 percent in a decade due to the effect of its economic crisis, with citizens struggling to access basic necessities and millions having fled the country.
And speaking at a press conference Thursday as he wrapped up the trip, Maduro said China and Venezuela had entered “a splendid stage in economic, cultural, educational, civilizational, scientific achievements”.
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