Apr 30, 2024 · A video outlining China's moon base plans depicts a wide number of concepts, including surface sample return operations, a lander and rover, and supporting orbital satellites.

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).

The International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) (Chinese: 国际月球科研站, Russian: Международная научная лунная станция) is a planned lunar base currently being led by Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

Sep 10, 2024 · China has revealed that its moon-base plans will be rolled out in two distinct phases, eventually creating a series of nodes on the lunar surface and in orbit. The initial roadmap for the...

Apr 12, 2023 · C hina plans to start building a lunar base in about five years, kicking off with bricks made of moon soil, according to scientists with ties to the project, the South China Morning Post reported.

Jul 23, 2024 · China aims to construct the permanent lunar base with five missions to establish power, communications and other infrastructure. China also aims to send astronauts to the moon before 2030.

Jun 19, 2023 · The ILRS project aims to construct a permanent lunar base in the 2030s with a series of stepping stone missions before the end of this decade.

Mar 7, 2025 · With its end-of-decade moon mission fast approaching, key equipment, including the Long March 10 superheavy launch vehicle, the Lanyue crewed lunar lander, and a lunar spacesuit, has entered ...

Sep 24, 2024 · China's lunar exploration program will carry out two more launch missions to lay the groundwork for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), with the first launch expected to take place as...

Sep 22, 2021 · Starting with robotic landing and orbiting missions in the 2020s, its designers envision a permanently inhabited lunar base by the mid-2030s. Objectives include science, exploration, technology verification, resource and commercial exploitation, astronomical observation, and more.