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CNSA started accepting the eighth batch of applications to study Chang’e 5 lunar samples with a closing date of November 22 and allowed proposals from international researchers.
In 2022 CNSA exchanged 1.5 grams of Chang’e 5 samples with Roscosmos in return for Soviet Luna 16 samples.
U.S. and Chinese entities have not finalized terms for U.S. researchers to access Chang’e 5 samples or for potential exchanges of lunar samples between NASA and CNSA.
CNSA Deputy Director Bian Zhigang advocates removal of U.S. legal obstacles such as the Wolf Amendment to allow regular Sino-U.S. cooperation in space.
China National Space Administration opened the first round of applications for scientists to study Chang’e 6 lunar samples.
CNSA released Chang’e 6 lander instrument data from the landing and panoramic cameras, the mineral spectrometer, and the ground-penetrating radar.
CNSA designated 325 grams of Chang’e 6 drilled samples that were taken from below the lunar surface and planned to prepare, sort, and store them over up to two months.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the China National Space Administration, and the China Manned Space Engineering Office jointly released the National Space Science Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2024–2050) in a press conference on 2024-10-15.
Serbia’s Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation signed a memorandum of understanding with the China National Space Administration on cooperation on the International Lunar Research Station earlier 2024-05-06.
The CNSA and the China Atomic Energy Authority jointly announced the discovery of a new mineral, Changesite-(Y), after the return of Chang’e-5.
The China National Space Administration reached agreements on 2024-04-24 with the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization and the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences regarding the ILRS.
Xu Zhanbin, deputy administrator of the China National Space Administration, signed the 2024-04-05 memorandum of understanding on the International Lunar Research Station with Permsuk Sutchaphiwat, Permanent Secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.
China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory under the China National Space Administration aimed to complete agreements with founding members of the International Lunar Research Station by October 2023.
DSEL was established under the China National Space Administration (CNSA) in 2022 to support China’s lunar and deep space exploration plans.
Zhang Kejian, China National Space Administration administrator, and Sherif Sedky, Chief Operating Officer of the Egyptian Space Agency, signed a cooperation agreement on the ILRS in Beijing on 2023-12-06.
The China National Space Administration opened internationally-led applications for Chang’e-5 samples in August 2023, more than 2.5 years after Chang’e-5 landed.
The Deep Space Exploration Laboratory under CNSA set a goal to complete signing agreements with space agencies and organizations for founding ILRS members by October 2023.
Vladimir Gusakov, chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), and Zhang Kejian, China National Space Administration (CNSA) administrator, signed a joint declaration on cooperation for the ILRS on 2023-10-23.
The Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) under CNSA set a goal to complete signing agreements with space agencies and organizations for founding members of ILRSCO by October 2023.
Zhang Kejian, China National Space Administration (CNSA) administrator, and Moin ul Haque, Pakistan’s ambassador to China, signed an understanding between CNSA and the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on 2023-10-18 to cooperate on the ILRS.