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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
HEFEI, July 1 (Xinhua) — A meeting will be held next Monday to establish the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA), which will be China’s first international aerospace science and technology organization.
The association, which will be headquartered in Hefei, Anhui Province, east China, will aim to build the capacity of other developing countries to develop technologies for deep space exploration.
IDSEA will focus on deep space exploration, which includes exploration of the Moon, other planets and asteroids, and will promote international cooperation.
Wang Zhongmin, director of the International Cooperation Center of the China Deep Space Laboratory, said IDSEA aims to become an inclusive academic platform that will benefit developing countries in particular.
“We are trying to reach out to as many developing countries as possible and, by initiating small-scale but effective programs such as CubeSat satellite development and educational training, we hope to give these countries access to advanced space technologies that were once unavailable to them,” Wang Zhongmin said.
Deep space exploration has long been the preserve of a few countries, primarily due to the significant capital requirements, high demands on technology and specialists. “The vast majority of countries may face a technological monopoly. It is necessary for deep space exploration technologies to go beyond their current limited applications and become generally available, benefiting the entire population of the planet,” Wang Zhongmin noted.
Although China is not a pioneer in space exploration, it has quickly become a significant player in the field, while demonstrating its commitment to cooperation with other countries.
In April this year, China announced that seven institutions from six countries – France, Germany, Japan, Pakistan, Britain and the United States – had received permission to use lunar samples collected by China’s Chang’e-5 mission for scientific research.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced international cooperation opportunities for the Tianwen-3 mission to collect samples from Mars and send them back to Earth in April this year, inviting partners from around the world to jointly advance Mars exploration. The Tianwen-3 mission, an important part of China’s planetary exploration program, is scheduled to launch around 2028, according to the CNSA. Collecting samples from Mars is the most technically challenging space exploration mission since the Apollo program. -0-