China is sending bricks designed with innovative material to the Tiangong space station to test their strength in space.

China has invested billions of euros in its space program, with ambitious plans to send an astronaut to the moon before 2030 and build an international lunar base by 2035. The bricks, made on Earth from components that mimic lunar soil, will be transported to China's Tiangong space station to undergo extreme conditions similar to those on the moon.