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China National Space Administration
China's national space agency. It returned lunar samples with Chang'e-5 (2020) and Chang'e-6 (2024), is preparing the Chang'e-7 south-pole mission to survey water ice and other resources (launch postponed out of its August 2026 window), and plans Chang'e-8 around 2029 for in-situ resource utilization experiments toward the International Lunar Research Station.
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Facts
- Headquarters
- China
- Type
- Government agency
- Status
- Activeas of 2026-09-25. Operating national agency; CNSA English pages accessed 2026-09-25.
- Roles
- Prospecting, Processing / ISRU
- Targets
- Moon, Near-Earth asteroid
- Also known as
- CNSA
- Website
- www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/
Missions
4 records| Mission | Role | Launch | Phase | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang'e-7Spacecraft | Operator | Not recorded | Manifested | Not applicable |
| Chang'e-5Spacecraft | Operator | 2020-11-24 | Ended | Success |
| Chang'e-6Spacecraft | Operator | 2024-05-03 | Ended | Success |
| Chang'e-8Spacecraft | Operator | Planned 2029 (target)Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable |
Open evidence gaps
- Founding year not confirmed from a CNSA page (the English About page did not load).
Sources
4 sourcesThe Chang'e-8 mission will target the Leibnitz-Beta Plateau near the lunar south pole region, working with the earlier Chang'e-7 mission to conduct scientific exploration and in-situ resource utilization experiments.
The Chang'e-7 mission, scheduled for launch around 2026, aims to survey the lunar surface environment, water, ice and volatile elements of lunar soil in the lunar south pole.
China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, preliminary measurement by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) showed Friday.
China's Chang'e-7 lunar probe does not meet launch conditions, and its launch therefore cannot take place during the planned window this year, the China Manned Space Agency said Sunday.