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The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP; Chinese: 中国探月工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng), also known as the Chang'e Project (Chinese: 嫦娥工程; pinyin: Cháng'é Gōngchéng) after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
It was the first public appearance of China's Mars exploration mission. [10] On April 24, 2020, Planetary Exploration of China was formally announced by CNSA, along with the name "Tianwen" and emblem of the program. [11] The first mission of the program, the Mars mission to be carried out in 2020, was named Tianwen-1. [3]
The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China.The roots of the Chinese space program trace back to the 1950s, when, with the help of the newly allied Soviet Union, China began development of its first ballistic missile and rocket programs in response to the perceived American (and, later ...
Chinese Mars sample-return mission. 2030 (TBD) [25] Long March 10: Wenchang: CASC: Mengzhou: CNSA: Selenocentric: Crewed lunar landing Delivery of the Mengzhou next-generation crewed spacecraft for China's first crewed lunar landing. 2030 (TBD) [25] Long March 10: Wenchang: CASC: Lanyue: CNSA: Selenocentric: Crewed lunar landing
In order to gain relative experience, China launched and recovered its first recoverable satellite, Fanhui Shi Weixing, on 26 November 1975. [4] The success of the mission demonstrated China's capabilities of controlled atmospheric entry. In 1986, the 863 Program was funded by the Chinese government. It was intended to stimulate the development ...
Long March 10 [3] (Chinese: 长征十号), also known as the “Next Generation crewed launch vehicle” (Chinese: 新一代载人运载火箭), and previously and unofficially as the “921 rocket” (Chinese: 921火箭) or the "Long March 5G" (a development of the Long March 5), is a Chinese super-heavy carrier rocket for crewed lunar missions that is currently under development.
Chang'e 7 (Chinese: 嫦娥七号; pinyin: Cháng'é qīhào) is a planned robotic Chinese lunar exploration mission expected to be launched in 2026 to target the lunar south pole. [5] Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e. The mission will include an orbiter, a lander, a mini-hopping probe, and a ...
On 8 November 2010, the Chinese government announced the success of all of Chang'e 2's mission objectives, [27] and published lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres (4.3 ft). [28] In February 2012, the Chinese government released a complete lunar map constructed from Chang'e 2's data, claiming that it was the highest ...