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China's China Manned Space Agency postponed its planned launch of the Chang'e-7 lunar mission on Sunday, citing that the mission does not meet the necessary launch conditions and cannot take place during the current year. The decision was made after a "comprehensive assessment" based on principles of prudence, reliability, and absolute mission success. No further details were provided about the reasons behind the postponement. The Chang'e-7 mission aims to explore permanently shadowed craters on the moon and conduct environmental surveys at the lunar south pole.
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China has postponed its ambitious Chang'e-7 lunar mission, which was scheduled to launch from Hainan island in the coming days. The mission, originally set for this year, will not take place due to "launch conditions" that do not meet the requirements of the China Manned Space Agency. According to a statement by the agency, the decision was made after a "comprehensive assessment" and based on the principles of "prudence, reliability, and absolute mission success". The Chang'e-7 spacecraft was intended to explore permanently shadowed craters on the moon and conduct environmental and resource surveys of the lunar south pole. The postponement was announced on August 23, 2026.
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China said on Sunday (August 23, 2026) it was postponing its planned ambitious Chang'e-7 lunar mission, which was set to carry out explorations including searching for water ice on the moon.
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The Chang'e-7 spacecraft was originally set to lift off in the coming days from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on China's southern Hainan island.
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The mission does not meet the launch conditions, said the China Manned Space Agency in a brief statement, and “cannot take place during the planned window this year.”
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The decision was made following a “comprehensive assessment,” the agency added, and was based on the principles of “prudence, reliability and absolute mission success.”
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It did not further elaborate on the reasons behind the decision.
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Preparations have been carried out at the Wenchang launch site for the Chang'e-7 mission over the past weeks, the seventh in the Chang'e moon exploration program.
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It aimed at making breakthroughs in key technologies, the official Xinhua news agency previously reported.
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It was set to explore permanently shadowed craters on the moon and conduct environmental and resource surveys of the lunar south pole, the Xinhua report said, citing the space agency.
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Chang'e refers to a Chinese moon goddess.
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The Chang'e-6 probe returned to Earth in 2024 with rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon in a world first.
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