China rolls out management regulation on Chang’e-5 lunar samples to boost global cooperation
Deng Xiaoci Published: Jan 18, 2021 06:20 PM
Delegates receive award at the Monday event in commemoration of international parternership of Chang e-5 lunar exploration program. Photo: CNSA
China released its Relegations on the Management of Lunar Samples Monday, a milestone event that demonstrates the country s open attitude to practical international cooperation and exchanges in this field.
Global Times learned from China s National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday that the document drafted by the administration contains nine articles and 37 clauses, covering topics including the storage, management, and use of lunar samples that were brought back to Earth by the country s Chang e-5 moon probe mission.
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) China on Monday unveiled regulations on lunar sample management, encouraging international cooperation on studying the samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe.
Image released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Dec. 4, 2020 shows China's national flag unfurled from the Chang'e-5 probe on the moon. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua) - According to the regulations, the lunar samples will be generally used for four purposes, namely permanent storage, backup permanent storage, research and public welfare. - About 80 percent of the lunar samples will be used for scientific research, and 20 percent.