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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — China’s space endeavors are creating a platform for broader international cooperation, the State Council Information Office said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Li Yingliang, head of the General Technology Department of the China Manned Space Program Office, told reporters that China’s space station will make significant discoveries related to fundamental and cutting-edge questions such as the origin of life, the evolution of the universe and the structure of matter.
This will effectively promote innovative development in human space science, space technology and space utilization, he said, adding that China’s space endeavors represented by the space station and manned lunar exploration will provide a greater platform for broader international cooperation.
During the press conference, four space experts and astronaut Fei Junlong shared their experiences and opinions on the domestic manned space program.
Sun Wei, deputy chief designer of the program’s landing system, noted that China is building more TT ground stations
Sun Wei noted that China, in turn, is a member of several international organizations, including the International Telecommunication Union and the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems. This TT expert
“Every time I flew into space, I looked back at the Earth, the common home of mankind, through the window of the spacecraft,” said astronaut Fei Junlong. “I can imagine that my colleagues from abroad do the same during their space flights,” he said. Fei Junlong is a former commander of the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-15 missions and the first astronaut to conduct an extravehicular activity after the completion of China’s space station.
Fei Junlong called space exploration and development “a common mission of mankind” and invited astronauts from around the world to visit China’s space station.
China’s space station has hosted nine crews to date. The crew currently on board is on the Shenzhou-20 mission, which launched on April 24, 2025. -0-