According to CCTV's Voice of China report, the latest news shows that my country's Chang'e-7 mission is planned to be launched around 2026. It will go to the lunar South Pole for the first time and carry out key scientific research tasks such as lunar surface environmental survey and water ice detection.If the existence of water on the moon is successfully confirmed, China is expected to become the first country in the world to discover water on the moon.
And what is worth looking forward to is,Chang'e-7 will work in conjunction with the subsequent Chang'e-8.
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand recently announced that it has submitted a copy of the Chang'e-7 payload, the lunar particle monitor, for cooperation with China.
It is reported that Chang'e-7 has many cooperating countries, and the detector is equipped with6 payloads from 7 countries and international organizations, including Egypt, Bahrain, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand, and the International Association of Lunar Observatories,Fly to the moon together and carry out relevant scientific research.
According to the blueprint, Chang'e 8 will be launched around 2028 and will also land at the South Pole of the moon, paving the way for China's manned lunar landing around 2030.