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China's New Chapter on the Moon
China
1 working on a big plan to put a wireless network on the Moon. This is
2 of their space exploration programme. After they finish their mission with Chang'e-6, they will send two more spacecraft to get ready
3 the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). Chang'e-7 is set to go in 2026, and Chang'e-8 will follow around 2028.
A space official from China, Bian Zhigang, said that Chang'e-7 will look at the environment and resources near the Moon's South Pole.
4, Chang'e-8 will try out ways to use the Moon's resources. This will help them get ready for ILRS,
5 they hope to start using by 2035.
Building the ILRS will happen in two steps. First, they will make a simple model at the Moon's South Pole. It will be able to do science work in an area
6 a 100 kilometres radius. They will use a network that connects the Earth and the Moon for different missions, like sending robots to explore the Moon and
7 landing on the Moon. This will create a research platform with
8 functions.
The second step is to make the station better by 2050. They want to build a network of lunar stations that will have a main station at the South Pole
9 other stations at the equator and the far side of the Moon. This will give them a large research platform for long-term robot missions and short-term human missions.
Guan Feng,
10 space official, said that Chang'e-8 will
11 there is a way to communicate and have
12 on the Moon. Scientists are also thinking about if they can grow plants on the Moon. This might be part of the
13 research for Chang'e-8.
Since 2017, many countries and groups have agreed to work with China on this project. More
14 10 countries and over 40 international organizations
15 agreements with China, showing that many people around the world are interested in exploring the Moon together.
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