China wants to send plants, microbes and lunar resource experiments to the moon in 2028 China's Chang'e 8 moon mission, which is targeted to launch no earlier than 2028, will carry a small ecosystem and other payloads to test using lunar resources. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QTm2ptnuU7eCNKZEPE9iGG.jpg https://www.space.com/china-microbes-plants-lunar-resource-experiments-moon-2028