Samples from the dark side of the satellite are on display in Shanghai.
Samples from the dark side of the satellite are on display in Shanghai.
Sputnik
La Jornada Newspaper, Friday, April 25, 2025, p. 6
Shanghai. China celebrated its Space Day yesterday by displaying to the public for the first time in Shanghai samples of the dark side of the Moon brought back last year by the Chang'e-6 capsule.
The holiday, established in 2016, commemorates the launch of China's first satellite into space, which took place on April 24, 1970.
Lunar soil samples were displayed at the Shanghai World Expo Center.
Shan Zhongde, director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), emphasized in a speech at an official event in Shanghai that his country has accelerated the implementation of major aerospace projects, such as the exploration program for the Moon, Mars, and the Sun, after making a major technological leap.
Looking to the future, we will focus our efforts on consolidating China's position as a space power, and we will apply our efforts to accelerate innovation, opening up, and advancement in the space sector
, he emphasized.
Chang'e-8 probe to carry payloads from 11 countries
Europa Press
La Jornada Newspaper, Friday, April 25, 2025, p. 6
Madrid. China's Chang'e-8 lunar probe, scheduled for launch around 2029, will carry payloads from 11 countries, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has revealed. The announcement was made during the opening ceremony of its Space Day.
The Chang'e-8 mission will target the Leibnitz-Beta Plateau near the lunar south pole region and will collaborate with the preceding Chang'e-7 mission to conduct scientific exploration and in-situ resource utilization experiments. These efforts will lay the groundwork for the future International Lunar Research Station.
According to the CNSA, the 10 selected collaborative projects include a multifunctional robot designed by Hong Kong researchers, a lunar rover developed by Pakistan and the International Society for Land Vehicle Systems, a Turkish-made exploration rover, and radio astronomy instruments from South Africa and Peru.
Projects include Italy's Laser Retroreflector Arrays, Russia's Plasma and Dust Analyzer and High Energy Particle Detector, Thailand's Neutron Analyzer, Bahrain and Egypt's Lunar Surface Imaging System, and Iran's Lunar Potential Monitor.
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