 There are plans for a Chinese space station and a program to send uncrewed probes to Mars.China's first attempt at a crewed spacecraft, Shuguang, was abandoned after years of development, but on October 15, 2003, China became the third nation to develop an indigenous human spaceflight capability when Yang Liwei entered orbit aboard Shenzhou 5.The US Pentagon released a report in 2006, detailing concerns about China's growing presence in space, including its capability for military action.