[FPSPACE] Yuhangyuan instead of Taikonauts?

[Larry Klaes]

Chinese Robots To Land On Moon Before Yuhangyuan

Beijing - Oct. 18, 2000 - China would send robots to land on the Moon 
before dispatching its yuhangyuan ("astronauts") in future lunar 
exploration, Xinhua News Agency reports today (Oct. 16). According to 
Sun Zengqi, a space robot specialist and Vice Dean of the Department of 
Computer Science and Technology of the prestigious Tsinghua University 
here, relevant science institutions are actively studying key robotic 
technologies.

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-00zzj.html