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Cooperation plan for Chang鈥檈-6 moon mission payloads

China鈥檚 National Space Administration has announced the cooperation plan for its future Chang鈥檈-6 mission, offering to carry a total of 20kg of solicited payloads.

The orbiter and lander of the Chang鈥檈-6 mission will each reserve 10kg for payloads, which will be selected from both domestic colleges, universities, private enterprises and foreign scientific research institutions, said director Liu Jizhong.

China is expected to launch the Chang鈥檈-5 probe by the end of this year to bring moon samples back to Earth.

As the backup of the Chang鈥檈-5 mission, the Chang鈥檈-6 mission will also collect lunar samples automatically for comprehensive analysis and research, Liu said.

Its launch time and landing site will depend on the performance of the Chang鈥檈-5 mission.

Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, added: 鈥淐hina has always valued exchanges and cooperation with its international counterparts while promoting deep space exploration and scientific and technological innovation.鈥


 

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