Chang’e 7 – SpaceNews

3D render showing a planned moon base, energy, communications and transportation infrastructure on the sunlit lunar surface, including orbiting satellites and a distant Earth in the background.

News, Policy & Politics

Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS moon base program

by Andrew JonesJuly 5, 2024July 5, 2024

Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum on cooperation on the China-led ILRS and will also explore commercial use of each other’s spaceports.

A mosaic of Shackleton Crater near the luanr south pole, showing the depths of the crater. The illuminated rim area will be targeted by China's Chang'e-7 mission.

China’s Chang’e-7 moon mission to target Shackleton crater

by Andrew JonesJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024

The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.

China to launch Queqiao-2 moon relay satellite in early 2024

by Andrew JonesOctober 17, 2023October 17, 2023

Stitched images from the Yutu-2 rover showing the distant Chang'e-4 lander.

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China loses UAE as partner for Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

by Andrew JonesMarch 24, 2023April 11, 2023

The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.

China to launch relay satellite next year to support moon landing missions

by Andrew JonesJanuary 18, 2023January 31, 2023

A render depicting phase 3 of the China-Russia ILRS roadmap.

News

China outlines pathway for lunar and deep space exploration

by Andrew JonesNovember 28, 2022January 30, 2023

UAE rover to fly on China’s Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

by Andrew JonesSeptember 19, 2022February 22, 2023

Artemis landing site

Civil, News, Policy & Politics

NASA and China are eyeing the same landing sites near the lunar south pole

by Andrew JonesAugust 31, 2022February 22, 2023

China targets permanently shadowed regions at lunar south pole

by Andrew JonesMay 27, 2022March 11, 2023

The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.

China to build a lunar communications and navigation constellation

by Andrew JonesApril 27, 2022February 22, 2023