During the week of the 12th January 2022 in CNSA – China National Space Administration…. The third anniversary of the spirit of lunar exploration: the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project has been established, and the planetary exploration project will also start a new journey
Three years ago today, January 11, 2019, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council put forwarding forward a “lunar Spirit” Chang E IV in lunar exploration mission a complete success of his message: chasing the dream, the courage to explore , collaborative tackling, and win-win cooperation .
The sixteen-character lunar exploration spirit is an important part of the Chinese Communists’ spiritual pedigree. It is a vivid portrayal of the “two bombs and one star” spirit passed down from generation to generation, and it is also the winning code to support the six battles and six victories of the lunar exploration project. . The spirit of lunar exploration enriches the connotation of the space spirit in the new era, and brings together magnificent spiritual power for the space dream and the Chinese dream.
Since the CPC Central Committee decided to implement the lunar exploration project, it has adhered to “integrated research and demonstration”, “one-stop tackling key problems” and “drawing a blueprint to the end”, and successfully completed the three-step strategic plan of “circling, falling, and returning” as scheduled, and China’s lunar exploration began. The new chapter of human lunar exploration has made China’s contribution to the development of aerospace technology and space science.
Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the National Space Administration, said in an interview with a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Station that the country has approved the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, and China Aerospace is embarking on a new journey of deep space exploration step by step.
The four follow-up missions of China’s lunar exploration project include the Chang’e 6, Chang’e 7 and Chang’e 8 missions, which will be implemented successively in the next ten years.
According to the plan, China will first launch the Chang’e 7 probe to the south pole of the moon. Then, the backup Chang’e 6, the backup of Chang’e 5, will be launched for sampling return at the south pole of the moon. After Chang’e 6, Chang’e 8 will be launched to establish the basic model of the lunar scientific research station.
Wu Yanhua said: These three missions are mainly led by China, and we are also planning to cooperate with Russia to build a basic type of lunar scientific research station to better explore the lunar environment and resources, including how to peacefully utilize and develop lunar resources, in order to lay a solid foundation.
Wu Yanhua believes that open cooperation is an important way to get to the center of the world aerospace stage. At present, my country has signed nearly 160 cooperation agreements with more than 60 countries and international organizations, which have created conditions for China’s aerospace industry to go out and lead the implementation of large scientific plans and large scientific projects in the lunar and deep space fields.
Wu Yanhua emphasized that the first Mars exploration mission that has been implemented is the pioneering work of China’s interplanetary exploration, and the following tasks are still very long-term.
The country has approved the planetary exploration project. The planetary exploration project includes the first Mars exploration mission of Tianwen-1, and the follow-up mission of asteroid attachment and sampling return, Mars sampling return and Jupiter system exploration. The planetary exploration project is scheduled to be completed in the next 10 to 15 years. At present, my country is still carrying out the demonstration of the strategic plan for the medium and long-term development of aerospace, such as the detection of the edge of the solar system.
The starry sky is vast, and there is no end to exploration. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and vigorously carry forward and practice the spirit of lunar exploration, Chinese astronauts will make new contributions at a new starting point, continuously promote the innovation and development of China’s aerospace industry, and achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement. Human beings make new and greater contributions to the peaceful use of space.
探月精神三周年：探月工程四期已立项，行星探测工程也将开启新征程
三年前的今天，2019年1月11日，中共中央、国务院、中央军委在探月工程嫦娥四号任务圆满成功的贺电中提出十六字“探月精神”：追逐梦想、勇于探索、协同攻坚、合作共赢。
十六字的探月精神，是中国共产党人的精神谱系重要组成部分，是“两弹一星”精神薪火相传、生生不息的生动写照，也是支撑探月工程六战六捷的制胜密码。探月精神丰富了新时代航天精神的内涵，为航天梦、中国梦汇聚磅礴精神力量。
党中央决策实施探月工程以来，坚持“一体化研究论证”“一条龙攻关攻坚”“一张蓝图绘到底”，如期圆满完成“绕、落、回”三步走战略规划，中国探月开启人类月球探测新篇章，为航天科技和空间科学的发展做出了中国贡献。
国家航天局副局长吴艳华在接受中央广播电视总台记者采访时表示，国家已批复探月工程四期任务，中国航天正在一步一个脚印开启深空探测新征程。
中国探月工程四期后续任务包括嫦娥六号、嫦娥七号和嫦娥八号任务，这三个任务将在未来十年之内陆续实施。
按照计划，中国将先发射嫦娥七号探测器去往月球南极。然后，发射嫦娥五号的备份嫦娥六号，进行月球南极的采样返回。嫦娥六号之后再发射嫦娥八号，建立月球科研站的基本型。
吴艳华表示：这3次任务主要由中国牵头，我们也准备联合俄罗斯建设月球科研站的基本型，来更好地探索月球的环境和资源，包括怎么和平利用开发月球资源，以期打下一个坚实基础。
吴艳华认为，开放合作是走近世界航天舞台中央的重要途径。目前我国已经和60多个国家和国际组织签订了近160份合作协议，这些都为中国航天走出去并引领月球以及深空领域大科学计划和大科学工程的实施创造了条件。
吴艳华强调，已经实施的首次火星探测任务，是中国行星际探测的开山之作，后面的任务还非常长远，这是全人类可能是未来几百年、几千年都要为之奋斗的事业。
国家已经批复了行星探测工程，行星探测工程包括天问一号首次火星探测任务，还包括后续要开展一次小行星的附着、取样返回探测任务，火星取样返回和木星系探测。行星探测工程计划在未来10到15年内完成。目前，我国还在进行航天中长远发展战略规划的论证，比如太阳系边际的探测等。
星空浩瀚无比，探索永无止境。在习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想指引下，大力弘扬和践行探月精神，中国航天人必将在新起点上再立新功，不断推进中国航天事业创新发展，实现高水平科技自立自强，为人类和平利用太空作出新的更大贡献。
来源：中国的航天 Source: China Aerospace