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China will carry out intensive space missions, including Tianwen-2 for asteroid exploration, in 2025, an official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday.

The Tianwen-2 mission will carry out an asteroid flyby and sampling, and the Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft are also scheduled for launch this year, said Liu Yunfeng, deputy director of the CNSA's system engineering department, at a press conference on the upcoming Space Day of China.

In terms of international collaboration, Liu confirmed two major projects: the China-Europe joint space mission – Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) – which aims to uncover how solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere, and an electromagnetic monitoring satellite jointly developed by China and Italy, which will support research into earthquake prediction.

China will deepen space cooperation with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), BRICS nations, and European partners, Liu said. Efforts will focus on advancing collaboration in lunar and deep space exploration, including jointly promoting the construction of the international lunar research station, he added.

Within the BRICS framework, China will continue advancing the development of the BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation to enhance disaster emergency data sharing, Liu said.

China will also provide satellite services to BRI partner countries, supporting their space capacity development and fostering sustainable progress in agriculture, disaster prevention, and smart city initiatives, he added.

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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 34 points 1 week ago

kitty-birthday-sad feel like shit just wanna be Chinese. I could be doing eco-Marxism without bullshit right now.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago

To the stars, proletarians of the galaxy unite! rat-salute

[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here we go again... trying to prove something. China should be more like us with SpaceX. That is clearly the space program of a society with nothing to prove.

[–] Lyudmila@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Proving things? That sounds like some kinda woke science.

Space programs should only be for surveillance and indiscriminate global bombing, obviously.

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder how far we are from a moon base. Probably still pretty far off but I hope I live to see it

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

The point of the Chang'e missions is to do site selection, research, and testing for an eventual moonbase.

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

xi-plz drop the space colonies on the USA

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

They are clearly desperate for trade partners

[–] SootySootySoot@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

advancing collaboration in lunar and deep space exploration, including jointly promoting the construction of the international lunar research station

This sounds cool. That is all. yuri

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) – which aims to uncover how solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere

This topic is fascinating because solar weather actually influences earth weather; not only through pretty lights and satellite malfunctions, but also through modification of Earth’s global electric current which can, in turn, change the formation of weather patterns and storms. At least that is my layman understanding of it.