On the 24th, at the launch ceremony of the 10th "China Space Day" home event, the National Space Administration released a number of important international cooperation information.

　　The results of the international borrowing application for the Chang'e-5 mission lunar samples were released to the public. According to the "Regulations on the Management of Lunar Samples" and "International Cooperation Management Rules for the Management of Lunar Samples and Scientific Data", the National Space Administration organized the review of international borrowing applications for lunar scientific research samples. Finally, the borrowing applications of seven institutions, including the Institute of Geophysics in Paris, France, the University of Cologne, Germany, Osaka University, Pakistan Space and External Atmospheric Research Committee, the Open University of the United Kingdom, Brown University, and the State University of New York, Shixi Branch, can pass the review and obtain the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 mission for scientific research. The National Space Administration and five of the institutions signed the Chang'e-5 mission "Lunar Sample Borrowing Agreement".

　　The results of the selection of cooperation project for the Chang'e-8 mission in the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project were officially released. Ten projects from 11 countries and regions and one international organization were selected, including the "Moon multi-functional operating robot and mobile charging station" jointly carried out by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; the "Pakistan Lunar Rover" participated by the Pakistan Space and Outer Atmospheric Research Committee and the International Vehicle Ground Mechanics Society; the "Challenge Environmental Intelligent Exploration Robot" of Turkey's Middle East University of Science and Technology, etc. It is reported that the Chang'e-8 mission is scheduled to be launched around 2029 and will land on the Leibniz-Betta Plateau near the Antarctic of the Moon. It will jointly carry out scientific exploration and resource development and utilization verification tests with the Chang'e-7 mission implemented before, laying the foundation for the construction of the International Lunar Research Station.

　　The "Announcement on International Cooperation Opportunities for the Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission" is also released to the international community, with a total of 20 kilograms of mass resources of the Tianwen-3 probe to jointly carry out Mars exploration and research with international peers. The Tianwen-3 mission is an important part of China's planetary exploration project. It is planned to be implemented around 2028 to achieve "landing-sampling-return" to Mars at one time. The Tianwen-3 international cooperation payload resources opened by the China National Space Administration this time include orbiter resources of no more than 15 kilograms and server resources of no more than 5 kilograms. The bureau said that it welcomes international partners to participate in the Tianwen-3 mission, jointly explore the mysteries of Mars, and expand human cognition. (Cai Jinman, Yang Lu, Li Yi, Liu Shuchen reporter Fu Yifei)

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