Space colonization is no longer a pipe dream, and China is already putting its cards on the table. The People’s Republic of China has displayed an advanced space colonization plan that started in 2017 and will end in 2022 with the first man landing on Mars. With the space mission Chang’e 4 (later Chang’e 5) China hopes to examine the lunar terrain in the dark area of the moon and establish a permanent location that will serve as a station or intermediate for future transit to Mars. The Chang’e 4’s primary goal is to conduct research on the Moon’s surface
