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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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中国科学院

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a national scientific institution and academic governing body in China, playing a vital role in the country's space program. CAS is responsible for planning and executing space science missions, developing space technologies, and conducting research in areas like space physics and space environment. It collaborates with organizations like the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on projects including lunar and deep space exploration. Key areas of focus for CAS include the study of the universe, space-time ripples, the Sun-Earth relationship, habitable planets, and space-based biological and physical sciences.

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The Institute of Optics and Electronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, the Xi'an branch of the China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing Guangyou Xingkong Technology Co Ltd, and the Yunnan Lijiang Astronomical Observatory collaborated on achieving the geostationary laser link.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Mar 5, 2026Engineers Achieve One Gigabit Laser Link With Geostationary Satellite

Researchers at the Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences led a one-year observing campaign from October 2023 to October 2024 to classify near Earth asteroids.

GeneralValue 2.5Mar 4, 2026Survey of 80 near Earth asteroids sharpens view of their origins and risks

A research team led by Professor Jinxing Zheng at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences developed China's first compact high temperature superconducting magnetoplasmadynamic thruster.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 1, 2026Superconducting thruster cuts power and mass for space propulsion

Scientists from the State Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, the National Space Science Center, and the College of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Sciences published a model of likely water ice locations at Shackleton Crater in the Planetary Science Journal titled 'Thermal Stability of Ice at Shackleton Crater: Implications for Water Ice Detection for the Chang’e-7 Mission'.

GeneralValue 2.0Mar 1, 2026Scientists Publish Model of Potential Lunar Water Ice Locations Ahead of Chang'e 7 Mission

The Magnetometer on SMILE is a joint venture between the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Feb 21, 2026Sino-European Space Weather Satellite en Route to South American Launch Site

The UltraViolet Imager on SMILE is a joint venture between the University of Calgary, the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Polar Research Institute of China, and Centre Spatial de Liège in Belgium.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Feb 21, 2026Sino-European Space Weather Satellite en Route to South American Launch Site

SMILE is a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Feb 21, 2026La nave Smile emprende su viaje definitivo hacia la Guayana Francesa

The Light Ion Analyser on SMILE is a joint venture between the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory, and the Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas in France.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Feb 21, 2026Sino-European Space Weather Satellite en Route to South American Launch Site

ESA’s SMILE mission is a collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 3.6Feb 20, 2026ESA's SMILE mission is on its way to the launchsite! The mission, which is a collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will study the solar wind and its interaction with Earth's magnetosphere. It is set to launch aboard the Vega-C VV29 mission NET April 8th.

The Mohe facility was developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is China’s highest-latitude satellite data receiving station.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 18, 2026Mohe ground station boosts polar satellite data coverage

Before becoming a taikonaut, Zhang Hongzhang was a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GovernanceValue 2.0Feb 17, 2026Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, Zhang Hongzhang Celebrate Chinese New Year in Space!

Zhang Hongzhang worked as a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, prior to selection as a taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 2.0Feb 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Prepare for Spring Festival Onboard Tiangong

Prior to selection as a taikonaut, Zhang Hongzhang was a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, working on new materials and battery technologies.

GovernanceValue 1.5Feb 1, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Conduct Health Related Experiments and Tests

Wang Wei, affiliated with CASC and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, proposed a four-stage roadmap to create a space resources utilization system spanning the entire Solar System.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jan 29, 2026An early insight into China's plans for space in its 15th Five-year plan, & it's certainly ambitious & long-term. Areas include: - Space resource development (Inc. feasibility studies for "Tiangong Kaiwu" (below)) - Space tourism - Space-based digital infrastructure

Zhang Hongzhang is the Payload Expert for Shenzhou-21 on his first spaceflight, was born in 1986, is from Binzhou, Shandong province, was selected as part of China’s third taikonaut group in October 2020, previously worked as a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences focusing on new materials and battery technology, and joined the Communist Party of China in 2004.

GovernanceValue 4.2Jan 19, 2026Uncrewed Shenzhou-20 Spacecraft Returns to Earth Following Debris Damage

The collaboration on the FRB 220529A observations involves scientists from The University of Hong Kong, Purple Mountain Observatory, Yunnan University, and the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.5Jan 19, 2026China Sky Eye tracks binary-triggered fast radio burst activity

The Moon–Earth time coordination project is funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

FinancialGeneralValue 3.0Jan 19, 2026Moon Monday #258: Tests China will conduct this year in prep towards landing humans on Luna

In addition to the rose seeds, the payload also included laser additive manufacturing equipment in microgravity developed by the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

CapabilityValue 3.8Jan 16, 2026La nave comercial reutilizable china Lihong-1 realiza con éxito su misión de prueba

The ground station in Kiruna allows the Chinese Academy of Sciences to collect satellite data at twice the speed of domestic facilities.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Jan 15, 2026U.S. Officials Monitor Expansion of China’s Global Satellite Ground Infrastructure

The Smile mission, a collaboration between the ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), aims to better understand the interaction between the Sun and the Earth.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.2Jan 9, 2026La Agencia Espacial Europea lanzará 65 nuevas misiones y satélites este año
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