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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Jiuquan, October 30 (Xinhua) — China is actively introducing commercial competition mechanisms into its human spaceflight program, particularly in its lunar exploration project, the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) announced on Thursday.
A competitive commercial model has already been adopted for the development of a manned lunar rover, lunar surface remote sensing satellites, and a low-cost cargo transportation system for the space station, noted CMSA official Zhang Jingbo.
According to him, contracts for the construction of these facilities were signed following a competitive selection process, and work is currently underway to develop them.
Zhang Jingbo said the scale and proportion of participation of commercial organizations has “significantly increased” compared to the previous period, and their contribution to accelerating the implementation of the program is becoming “increasingly tangible.”
The program plans to expand competitive commercial models to include research and development (R&D) of scientific payloads such as a lunar science platform and a crater detection platform, a CMSA spokesperson said.
China is committed to landing astronauts on the moon by 2030 and has drawn up a busy development and testing schedule for its ambitious manned lunar program, he stressed. -0-
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