Phys.org February 25, 2022
China National Space Agency (CNSA) released its 10-year plan on January 28. Some main focal points include improving the sustainability of their rocket launches, improving global position system, partnering with Russia on lunar exploration, maintaining and expanding the Tiangong space station, researching the underlying technology for a Mars sample return mission, and building a global partnership to build a research station on the moon. Launching above the atmosphere is key to any global positioning system, which they plan to improve dramatically in the next five years. With some help from Russia, CNSA hopes to complete another lunar return sample mission and research the lunar polar regions by “hopping” around them. If CNSA successfully implements its latest five-year plan, not only will there be much more scientific data available, but the agency will be well placed to reach even further towards the stars in the next five years…read more.