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Manned Lunar Exploration

The year 2023 marks the initiation of China’s manned lunar exploration project. This issue will focus on innovative methods aimed at enhancing overall capacity along with fundamental principles governing scientific objectives and selection criteria for lunar landing sites. Additionally, it will highlight advancements in carrier rockets and manned spacecrafts technologies. Furthermore, it will present ideas and thoughts regarding future developments in lunar exploration which can serve as valuable references for readers seeking insights into progress within these fields.

Editors

  • ZHOU Jianping

    Chief designer of China Manned Space Program; China Manned Space Agency, Beijing, China

  • WANG Ping

    Research Fellow; Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Beijing, China; dandanping917@163.com

  • PENG Qibo

    Research Fellow; China Astronauts Research and Training Center, Beijing, China; poochie003@163.com

  • ZHANG Peng

    Research Fellow; Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; zhangpeng@csu.ac.cn

Articles (4 in this collection)