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On the 15 March 2024 Hour Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration   ….. the “Chang Zheng -Long March 5” Yao-8 carrier rocket which will carry out the Chang’e-6 mission of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. Subsequently, the rocket will be assembled and tested at the launch site together with the Chang’e-6 probe that arrived in advance. Currently, all participating systems in the launch site area are preparing for the Chang’e-6 mission as planned…..

“Chang Zheng -Long March 5” Yao-8 carrier rocket which will carry out the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project嫦娥六号was safely transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. Subsequently, the rocket will be assembled and tested at the launch site together with the Chang’e-6 probe that arrived in advance. Currently, all participating systems in the launch site area….

【Complete vertical transfer! Choose the right moment to launch! 】

On April 27th 2024, after the Chang’e-6 probe and the Long March-5 Yao-8 carrier rocket completed relevant work in the technical area at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China, the vehicle-rocket assembly was transported vertically to the launch area. It is planned to select an opportunity for launch in early May.


After the Chang’e-6 probe and the Long March-5 Yao-8 carrier rocket arrived at the launch site in January and March respectively, they successively completed various preparations such as final assembly and testing. On April 27, the movable launch platform carrying the Long March 5 Yao-8 carrier rocket slowly and safely transferred the rocket assembly from the vertical test factory to the launch area. Subsequent functional inspections, joint tests, propellant filling and other work will be carried out as planned

Mission planning

嫦娥六号 Chang’e-6 plans to conduct systematic and long-term research on samples from the far side of the moon, analyze the structure, physical properties, and material composition of the lunar soil, and strive to obtain updated lunar scientific data [42].

The first scientific goal of Chang’e-6 is to carry out mapping detection and geological background survey of the landing site area, obtain on-site analysis data related to lunar samples , and establish a relationship between on-site detection data and laboratory analysis data. Mainly includes: topography detection of the landing area : description and structural characteristics around the sampling point ; description, size and distribution of impact craters , etc. Material composition detection: material composition characteristics at sampling points; physical characteristics and structure of lunar soil ; temperature gradient detection in the shallow layers of the lunar crust , etc. The second scientific goal is to conduct systematic and long-term laboratory research on the lunar samples returned to high altitudes, to analyze the physical characteristics and structural structure of lunar soil and lunar rocks , mineral and chemical composition, trace elements and isotope composition, and lunar rock formation and evolution. Through the isotope age determination of the process, the interaction between cosmic radiation and solar wind ions and the moon, the space weathering process and environmental evolution process, etc., we will conduct in-depth research on the formation and evolution history of the moon.

The second scientific goal is to conduct systematic and long-term laboratory research on the lunar samples returned to the ground , and analyze the physical properties and structural structure of the lunar soil and lunar rocks, mineral and chemical composition, trace elements and isotope composition , and the formation and evolution of lunar rocks. Isotopes of the process, the interaction between cosmic radiation and solar wind ions and the moon, space weathering processes and environmental evolution processes, etc., to deepen the study of the formation and evolution history of the moon.

To achieve lunar sample return, many technological breakthroughs are needed, such as sample collection technology, lunar surface ascent and takeoff technology, lunar orbit rendezvous and docking technology, etc. Because it is a high-speed return, breakthroughs in re-entry technology are also needed. In terms of sampling, it is not only necessary to collect lunar soil from the lunar surface , but also to drill holes to remove materials of different depths from the lunar soil layer 2 meters below and bring them back to the earth. Therefore, Chang’e 6 will also carry a drilling rig …


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Chang’e 8 Lunar Mission is coming soon …!

​​On October 2nd 2023, during the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the China National Space Administration released an announcement on international cooperation opportunities for the Chang’e-8 mission….

As an important task of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, Chang’e 8 is planned to be launched around 2028. It will carry out lunar multi-physical field and regional geological profile detection and research, lunar-based earth observation and research, and lunar in-situ sample analysis and resources. In-situ utilization and experiments and research on small closed terrestrial ecosystems in the lunar surface environment will form a basic type of lunar scientific research station together with Chang’e-7 and others.

Chang’e 8 Lunar Mission brief .. Main goal is to build a basic model of the lunar research station with Chang’e 7 Lunar Mission.. in which Modules consist of  A lander, a Rover, and Operational Robot.. the Launch schedule within the Launch calendar of 2028 of using the International Icon the Chang Zheng- Long March 5 Carrier Rocket variant launching from Wenchang Space Launch Center, Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China….

China’s lunar exploration project adheres to the principles of “equality, mutual benefit, peaceful utilization, and win-win cooperation” and opens up opportunities for international cooperation on Chang’e-8 to the international community. Countries and international organizations are welcome to join and carry out mission-level, system-level, and stand-alone-level cooperation to jointly achieve More major original scientific discoveries will jointly promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

➥International cooperation on the Chang’e-8 mission will give priority to mission-level cooperation that can carry out inter-vehicle interaction and joint detection, lunar surface robots with basic lunar surface operating capabilities, as well as other complementary scientific payloads and scientifically innovative cooperation projects.

➥The Chang’e-8 lander is open to 200kg payload resources, and the independent module mass does not exceed 100kg, which is used to carry out system-level and stand-alone-level cooperation projects.

➥The deadline for submitting a letter of intent for the Chang’e-8 mission international cooperation project is December 31, 2023. It is planned to complete the preliminary selection in April 2024 and the final selection in September to confirm the cooperation project.

The fourth, fifth and sixth phases of China’s lunar exploration project, deep space exploration launch schedule: The

fourth phase of the lunar exploration project:
Chang’e 4 will be launched in 2018,
Chang’e 6 will be launched in 2024,
Chang’e 7 will be launched in 2026,
Chang’e 8 will be launched in 2028

The fifth phase of the lunar exploration project:
manned lunar landing in 2030

The sixth phase of the lunar exploration project:
the International Lunar Research Station is launched in 2031

Deep space exploration:
Tianwen-2 is launched in 2025
Tianwen-3 is launched in 2028
Tianwen-4 is launched in 2030 launch

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More than One year ago on 24th November 2020, the Chang Zheng – Long March Five Carrier Rocket Launched away  in CNSA – China National Space Administration China Wenchang spaceport launch, Change Five  Lunar probe into orbit, opened up towards China – People’s Republic of China’s first celestial bodies sample return trip from Mons Rumker on the Lunar Surface of the moon New research achievements – Chinese scientists reveal the composition of lunar soil minerals and space wind at the landing site of Chang’e 5

Chang’e-5 team On October 1st 2023 on China’s  National Day of the Founding of People’s Republic of China….  During the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) opened in Baku, Azerbaijan. Scientists such as Schumacher, President of the International Academy of Astronautics, awarded the “Chang’e-5 team” to the Chinese Chang’e-5 team. Lawrence Team Award”. Chang’e-5 chief designer Hu Hao and others attended the award ceremony as team representatives and announced that Chang’e-5 lunar scientific research samples will soon be open to international applications. Scientists from all countries are welcome to jointly research and share results.

Chang’e-5 was China’s first unmanned lunar sample return mission. It was China’s most complex aerospace system project with the largest technical span at that time. It made breakthroughs in lunar surface sampling, lunar surface take-off and ascent, lunar orbit rendezvous and docking, sample transfer, and jump-type missions. Using key technologies such as re-entry and return, after an interlocking flight process, it brought back 1,731 grams of lunar samples, becoming the world’s largest unmanned lunar sampling mission with the largest single sampling volume. The Chang’e-5 mission is a vivid practice for my country to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. It has laid the foundation for subsequent unmanned lunar scientific research stations and manned lunar landings. It is another important milestone in my country’s aerospace development.

The “Lawrence Team Award” was established in 2001. It is one of the two major awards issued annually by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). It is the highest team honor of the International Academy of Astronautics and aims to recognize aerospace project teams that have made outstanding achievements in the field of aerospace. Chang’e-5’s outstanding achievements in technological innovation, scientific discovery, and international cooperation have won high recognition from international peers.

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On the 29th September 2023 the嫦娥六号; Change 6 Lunar Sample Return Mission onboard the  Chang Zheng – Long March Five Carrier Rocket modified announcement by CNSA – China National Space Administration China Wenchang spaceport launch, Change lunar series  Lunar probes… The National Space Administration announced today that the development of the lunar exploration project Chang’e-6 mission is currently underway as planned and is planned to be launched around 2024. At the same time, our country is accelerating the scientific project of the International Lunar Research Station, and hopes that more international partners will join in to jointly expand the boundaries of human cognition, contribute to the peaceful use of space, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

嫦娥六号; Change 6  planned to be launched around 2024  Queqiao 2 is planned to be launched in the first half of 2024  The China National Space Administration reported on the 29th September 2023 that currently, the development work of the lunar exploration project Chang’e-6 mission is being carried out as planned, and the plan It will be launched around 2024.


　　According to arrangements, the Chang’e-6 mission will carry out sample returns from the far side of the moon. The 10 lunar sampling returns that humans have carried out so far are all located on the front side of the moon. The far side of the moon is generally older than the front side of the moon, and there is the Aitken Basin, one of the three major lunar terrestrial bodies, which has important scientific research value. The pre-selected landing area for the Chang’e-6 mission is located in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon, with a view to discovering and collecting lunar samples from different regions and ages to enhance human understanding of the moon.
　　

According to arrangements, the Chang’e-6 mission will carry out sample returns from the far side of the moon. The 10 lunar sampling returns that humans have carried out so far are all located on the front side of the moon. The far side of the moon is generally older than the front side of the moon, and there is the Aitken Basin, one of the three major lunar terrestrial bodies, which has important scientific research value. The pre-selected landing area for the Chang’e-6 mission is located in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon, with a view to discovering and collecting lunar samples from different regions and ages to enhance human understanding of the moon.


It is reported that in order to successfully complete the communication between the spacecraft on the far side of the moon and the earth, China, People’s Republic of China newly developed Queqiao-2 relay communication satellite is planned to be launched in the first half of 2024.

In terms of international cooperation, the Chang’e-6 mission carried payloads and satellite projects from four countries, including France’s radon detector, ESA’s negative ion detector, Italy’s laser angle reflector, and Pakistan’s CubeSat. At the same time, our country is accelerating the scientific project of the International Lunar Research Station, and hopes that more international partners will join in to jointly expand the boundaries of human cognition, contribute to the peaceful use of space, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind..

About a month ago, on August 31, the China Manned Space Engineering Office announced that the moon landing phase of China’s manned lunar exploration project has been fully launched! According to the plan, our country will achieve the first Chinese landing on the moon before 2030, and carry out lunar scientific expeditions and related technology tests. The Chinese moon landing is just around the corner!

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #July2023 | #CMS #ChinaMannedSpace Engineering Office – The Ninth China (International) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum opens in  #武漢  #Wuhan- Preliminary plan for manned moon landing announced…

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On July 12, 2023, the Ninth China (International) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum opened in Wuhan. This forum is jointly directed by China National Space Administration, China Meteorological Administration, China Manned Space Engineering Office, Hubei Provincial People’s Government, Wuhan Municipal People’s Government, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. It is co-sponsored by Group Co., Ltd., China Aerospace Foundation and Chinese Society of Astronautics. Ji Qiming, Assistant Director of China Manned Space Engineering Office, Zhang Hailian, Deputy Chief Designer of China Manned Space Engineering and other leaders attended the forum.

Ji Qiming, assistant director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, said in his opening speech that commercial aerospace is a new force in my country’s aerospace field and has become an indispensable force in my country’s aerospace industry. The Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum strives to bring together experts, scholars and relevant superior resources in the aerospace field at home and abroad, and actively builds a well-known platform for exchanges, cooperation and achievements in the industry. It is an important witness, companion and promoter of my country’s commercial aerospace development. All along, China’s manned space program has attached great importance to the cultivation, development and application of commercial space power.

Speech by Assistant Director Ji Qiming​​​​

Previously, the China Manned Space Engineering Office issued an announcement to the public on the solicitation of low-cost cargo transportation plans for the space station, and received many proposals from commercial aerospace companies. At present, the China Manned Space Engineering Office is soliciting from the whole society the manned lunar rover development plan and the space station space science and application project. In the future, the China Manned Space Engineering Office will continue to create more space for commercial aerospace forces to play a role in scientific payload carrying, on-orbit maintenance, space travel, and flight product development in accordance with the principles of openness, fairness and justice. Accumulate experience and lay the foundation for promoting the formation of a unified development pattern of manned spaceflight…commercialization with unified national management, active social participation, smooth transformation of achievements, and continuous improvement of benefits..

Deputy chief designer Zhang Hailian made a keynote speech

Zhang Hailian, deputy chief designer of China’s manned spaceflight project, made a keynote report on “Overall Considerations on the Development of my country’s Manned Lunar Exploration” in the main forum. The development steps of lunar exploration, expounding the preliminary flight plan of my country’s manned lunar exploration, and the main functions and performances of flight products such as a new generation of manned launch vehicles, a new generation of manned spacecraft, lunar landers, lunar rovers, and lunar landing suits. The main key technologies faced in the lunar scientific research and development stage, put forward the preliminary consideration of promoting the high-quality and high-efficiency development of the manned lunar exploration project with the help of commercial aerospace and social forces.

In addition, the crew of Shenzhou 16 Takionauts sent a video speech from the China Space Station, wishing the forum a complete success.

[Preliminary plan for manned moon landing announced]

Zhang Hailian, deputy chief engineer of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, disclosed at the Ninth China (International) Commercial Space Summit Forum held in Wuhan that morning that my country plans to realize manned landing on the moon by 2030 Carry out scientific exploration, and then explore the construction of a lunar scientific research and experiment station, and carry out systematic and continuous lunar exploration and related technology test verification.
At present, China’s preliminary plan for manned moon landing is:

🔷Use two carrier rockets to send the lunar lander and the manned spacecraft to the lunar orbit for rendezvous and docking in orbit, and the astronauts enter the lunar lander from the spacecraft.
🔷Afterwards, the lunar lander will descend and land on the predetermined area of ​​the lunar surface alone, and the astronauts will land on the moon to carry out scientific investigation and sample collection.

🔷After completing the scheduled tasks, the astronauts will take the lander to ascend to the orbit around the moon to rendezvous and dock with the spacecraft, and carry samples back to Earth on the spacecraft.
To accomplish this task, Chinese scientific researchers are developing equipment such as the Long March 10 carrier rocket, a new generation of manned spacecraft, a lunar lander, and a manned lunar rover..

China plans to realize manned landing on the moon to carry out scientific exploration before 2030, and then will explore the construction of a lunar scientific research and experimental station to carry out systematic and continuous lunar exploration and related technical test verification.

At present, China’s preliminary plan for manned landing on the moon is:

use two carrier rockets to send the lunar lander and the manned spacecraft to the lunar orbit for on-orbit rendezvous and docking, and the astronauts enter the lunar lander from the spacecraft.

Afterwards, the lunar lander will descend and land on the predetermined area of ​​the lunar surface alone, and the astronauts will land on the moon to carry out scientific investigation and sample collection.

To accomplish this task, Chinese scientific researchers are developing equipment such as the Long March 10 carrier rocket, a new generation of manned spacecraft, a lunar lander, and a manned lunar rover. (China Manned Spaceflight Office🇨🇳The latest CG concept map of my country’s future manned lunar landing rover, lunar lander, and lunar scientific research and test station​​​​…

China Takionauts will land on the moon in this way

Zhang Hailian, deputy chief engineer of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, disclosed at the Ninth China (International) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum held in Wuhan this morning that our country plans to Before 2030, realize manned landing on the moon to carry out scientific exploration, and then explore and build a lunar scientific research and test station to carry out systematic and continuous lunar exploration and related technology test verification.

At present, China, People’s Republic of China, preliminary plan for manned landing on the moon is: use two carrier rockets to send the lunar lander and the manned spacecraft to the Earth-Moon transfer orbit, the spacecraft and the lander will rendezvous and dock in the orbit around the moon, and the astronauts will enter from the spacecraft. Lunar lander. Afterwards, the lunar lander will descend and land on the predetermined area of ​​the lunar surface, and the astronauts will land on the moon to carry out scientific investigation and sample collection. After completing the scheduled tasks, the astronauts will take the lander to ascend to orbit around the moon to rendezvous and dock with the spacecraft, and return to Earth with the spacecraft. To accomplish this task, Chinese researchers are developing equipment such as the Long March 10 carrier rocket, a new generation of manned spacecraft, a lunar lander, a lunar suit, and a manned lunar rover

Zhang Hailian, deputy chief engineer of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, disclosed at the Ninth China (International) Commercial Space Summit Forum held in Wuhan this morning that my country plans to realize manned landing on the moon to carry out scientific exploration before 2030, and then to explore and construct The Lunar Scientific Research and Experimental Station conducts systematic and continuous lunar exploration and related technology test verification.

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