Venus Atmosphere Sample Return Noted In China's Long-term Space Science Roadmap
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HELSINKI — China has unveiled a long-term roadmap to guide its space science programs up to 2050, including a mission to collect a sample of the Venusian atmosphere. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the China National Space Administration (CNSA), and the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) jointly announced the National Space Science Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2024-2050) in a press conference Oct. 15. "China's space science research is still in its infancy, with a relatively small number of space science satellites. Some gaps need to be filled to become a space powerhouse," Ding said. Ding Chibiao, CAS vice president said. Goals include implementing national space science missions, strengthening basic research, building a high-level talent pool for space science, and making breakthrough achievements at the global level. Three stages The plan outlines five major scientific themes and 17 priority development directions. Missions focusing on the extreme universe, the nature of matter, habitable planets, studying the Sun and space exploration will be implemented in three stages: up to 2027, 2028-2035, and 2036-2050. The first phase (up to 2027) focuses on a number of known missions and projects. These include launching a first crewed lunar mission by 2030 , space station operations including a Hubble-class telescope, and initiating key scientific projects. Also noted are a selection of large projects, such as a space gravitational wave detection pathfinder and a solar polar orbiter. Small and medium class missions could include dark matter particle detection, a solar observatory at Sun-Earth L5 and exoplanet missions.
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