China is taking lunar exploration to new heights by embracing global teamwork, with its latest moon missions opening doors for unprecedented international collaboration. Following the success of the Chang’e-6 mission – which brought back humanity’s first samples from the moon’s far side – Beijing is doubling down on its ‘space friendship’ strategy 🌌.
What’s next: The upcoming Chang’e-7 (2026) and Chang’e-8 (2028) missions will feature scientific gear from multiple countries, focusing on the lunar south pole’s mysterious terrain. Chang’e-8 will even reserve 200kg of payload space exclusively for international experiments – a lunar carpool for science! 🚀
Global moon base incoming? Over 10 countries and organizations have already signed up to collaborate on a potential lunar research station by 2035. \"Cultural and technical barriers? We’ve smashed through them before,\" said CNSA’s Chang’e-6 designer Hu Hao, referencing the flawless performance of European and Pakistani tech in recent missions.
The US-shaped elephant in the room: While China extends an olive branch to American scientists, the Wolf Amendment blocks NASA from direct cooperation. \"They should remove restrictions for humanity’s sake,\" urged CNSA’s Bian Zhigang. Could future moon rocks become diplomatic peace tokens? 🤝
