Hello, space enthusiasts! This International Moon Day is extra special as we celebrate a year of amazing lunar milestones. In 2025, China's lunar exploration has truly taken off! 🚀
In June, lunar samples from the Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions made a stellar debut at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna. These precious samples are already unveiling new clues about the moon’s volcanic activity and early impact events that shaped its far side.
On China Space Day, April 24, China boosted international collaboration by approving lunar sample loan applications from seven institutions across France, Germany, Japan, Pakistan, the UK, and the United States. So far, 17 countries and over 50 research institutions have joined the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) initiative, uniting minds from around the globe in a shared quest for lunar insights.
Then, on June 17, the uncrewed next-generation crewed spaceship Mengzhou successfully completed an abort test to demonstrate its safety features—another major step towards landing astronauts on the moon before 2030.
These breakthroughs remind us that the moon is a shared frontier for all of us. With innovation and teamwork driving progress, we're all part of this incredible journey toward one moon, one vision, and one future. Sky's the limit! 🌕
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