中国载人航天工程办公室
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), established in 1993, is a Chinese government agency responsible for administering the China Manned Space Program. Its functions include development strategy, planning, research and production, flight mission organization, and international cooperation. CMSA manages crewed spacecraft programs like Shenzhou and the Tiangong space station and works with international partners such as the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
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The China Manned Space Agency plans to launch the Shenzhou-24 crewed spacecraft and return the Shenzhou-23 crew in the second half of 2026.
Starting this year, the China Manned Space Agency manages Chang’e missions and their supporting satellites to improve spacecraft resource usage in support of sending taikonauts to the Moon this decade.
A docking port for Qingzhou may be provided by the China Manned Space Agency.
The China Manned Space Agency will decide later which Shenzhou-23 astronaut will stay on Tiangong for approximately one year.
Shenzhou-23 is the 40th launch for the China Manned Space Agency.
China Manned Space Agency officials plan for crewed missions to the Moon later this decade to place taikonauts on the lunar surface before 2030.
The China Manned Space Agency now manages the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.
The China Manned Space Agency said in February 2026 that development of the Long March-10 carrier rocket, the Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, and the Lanyue crewed lunar lander is advancing smoothly.
The China Manned Space Agency targeted a crewed lunar landing before 2030 in February 2026.
CMSA selected Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud as two Pakistani astronaut candidates for training for a future mission to the China Space Station.
The China Manned Space Agency finalized the selection of two Pakistani astronaut candidates on April 22 for mission training and launch to the Tiangong Space Station later in 2026.
The Innovation Academy for Microsatellites received a contract from the China Manned Space Agency in October 2024 for the Qingzhou spacecraft.
The China Manned Space Agency plans to have one taikonaut from the Shenzhou-23 mission spend twelve months in orbit and return with the Shenzhou-24 crew.
A Pakistani astronaut will visit Tiangong later this year as part of the China Manned Space Agency’s long-duration crewed mission plans.
The China Manned Space Agency planned to extend the Shenzhou-21 crew’s on-orbit stay by approximately one month.
The China Manned Space Agency oversees Chinese uncrewed and crewed lunar missions.
China’s LESEC remains on the civilian side rather than under CMSA.
China’s Chang’E Program is integrated under the China Manned Space Agency.
CAST won the bid to develop and operate the lunar mapping satellite for the China Manned Space Engineering Office.
The China Manned Space Agency used its exogravity simulation system in Huailai County outside Beijing for the August 2025 Lanyue control systems test.