China to enjoy global coop in future lunar probes
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-21 19:46 China will cooperate more
closely with space agencies in Russia, Europe and the United States in future
lunar exploration, announced a leading Chinese space scientist on Friday.
At the ongoing 36th Committee on Space Research Scientific Assembly, Ouyang
Ziyuan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that China has already
worked closely with Russia in the fields of space instruments, facilities and
observation and control of spacecraft.
"We have also cooperated with the European Space Agency (ESA) in the fields
of observation and control technologies," Ouyang said, adding that the
cooperation will be extended to the United States.
International cooperation is necessary in lunar exploration, the scientist
added.
China's space agency plans to launch its first lunar orbiter Chang'e I in
2007. In 2010, it will launch an unmanned spacecraft for the Moon.
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