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CNSA: China committed to advancing space cooperation
This week, China's Chang'e-6 mission brought back the world's first samples collected from the moon's far side. At a press conference Thursday, Vice Administrator of the China National Space Administration Bian Zhigang said that China looks forward to working with more international partners to expand human knowledge and improve human well-being in the field of space exploration.
June 28, 2024 -
Chang'e-6 mission marks new ground in lunar exploration
The Chang'e-6 mission is the most technically advanced lunar exploration mission in China's space history, having achieved major breakthroughs including retrograde orbit design and control, intelligent sampling and takeoff and ascent from the far side of the moon, and making it the first country to bring back samples from the moon's far side, said Bian Zhigang, vice administrator of the China National Space Administration.
June 28, 2024 -
China lays ambitious deep space exploration plans
China is scheduled to launch the Tianwen-2 mission around 2025 for asteroid exploration, the Tianwen-3 mission around 2030 to collect Martian samples, and the Tianwen-4 mission also around 2030 to explore the Jovian system, said Bian Zhigang, vice administrator of the China National Space Administration, in Beijing on Thursday.
June 28, 2024 -
China sets to expand int'l cooperation in lunar exploration missions
China is set to expand its international collaborations in upcoming lunar exploration endeavors following the successful operation of payloads from the European Space Agency (ESA), France, Italy, and Pakistan in China's Chang'e-6 mission.
June 28, 2024 -
Nation to launch asteroid probe next year
China plans to carry out a series of massive space programs in the near future, according to a senior official of the China National Space Administration.
June 28, 2024 -
China says US should remove self-imposed obstacles to lunar research cooperation
China's space agency on Thursday said the United States needs to remove its self-imposed barriers that have hindered collaborative efforts of the two countries' scientists in the space sector.
June 28, 2024 -
China plans new deep space exploration missions
China is scheduled to launch the Tianwen-2 mission around 2025 for asteroid exploration, Tianwen-3 mission around 2030 to collect Martian samples and Tianwen-4 mission also around 2030 to explore the Jovian system, according to a senior official from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday.
June 28, 2024 -
Weight of samples retrieved by Chang'e-6 to be revealed on Friday
The weight of the samples collected from the far side of the moon by the Chang'e-6 mission will be made public on Friday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday.
June 28, 2024