At a press conference on the National Space Science Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan held by the Information Office of the State Council this morning, Yang Xiaoyu, director of the National Space Administration's Systems Engineering Department, explained that in terms of lunar exploration, China will launch Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 in the future, and is demonstrating international lunar research stations. Chang'e 7 will survey the environment and resources at the south pole of the Moon; Chang'e-8 will carry out technical tests on in-situ utilization of lunar resources and form a basic lunar research station with Chang'e 7 to achieve comprehensive multi-physical field exploration of the internal structure of the Moon; the International Lunar Research Station will continue to carry out multi-disciplinary, multi-target, and large-scale scientific and technological activities such as scientific exploration and research, resource development and utilization, and cutting-edge technology verification. In terms of planetary exploration: In the future, we will carry out the Tianzhou-2 mission to conduct a comprehensive survey around the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and return samples to reveal the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early history of the solar system. It is also necessary to carry out the Tianzhou-3 Mars sampling mission to study the habitable environment of Mars in the past and explore whether there are traces of life activity on Mars. It will also carry out the Tianzhou-4 mission to explore the evolutionary history of Jupiter and its moons, and uncover the mysteries of Jupiter's space environment and internal structure.

At a press conference on the National Space Science Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan held by the Information Office of the State Council this morning, Yang Xiaoyu, director of the National Space Administration's Systems Engineering Department, explained that in terms of lunar exploration, China will launch Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 in the future, and is demonstrating international lunar research stations. Chang'e 7 will survey the environment and resources at the south pole of the Moon; Chang'e-8 will carry out technical tests on in-situ utilization of lunar resources and form a basic lunar research station with Chang'e 7 to achieve comprehensive multi-physical field exploration of the internal structure of the Moon; the International Lunar Research Station will continue to carry out multi-disciplinary, multi-target, and large-scale scientific and technological activities such as scientific exploration and research, resource development and utilization, and cutting-edge technology verification. In terms of planetary exploration: In the future, we will carry out the Tianzhou-2 mission to conduct a comprehensive survey around the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and return samples to reveal the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early history of the solar system. It is also necessary to carry out the Tianzhou-3 Mars sampling mission to study the habitable environment of Mars in the past and explore whether there are traces of life activity on Mars. It will also carry out the Tianzhou-4 mission to explore the evolutionary history of Jupiter and its moons, and uncover the mysteries of Jupiter's space environment and internal structure.