BEIJING, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, yesterday encouraged personnel in China’s space industry, to continue to work hard, and accelerate progress in the space endeavours.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with representatives of space scientists and engineers, who participated in the research and development of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Xi stressed, the achievements of the lunar exploration project embody the wisdom and hard work of several generations of Chinese aerospace workers, and demonstrate the remarkable accomplishment the country made, in scientific and technological self-reliance in recent years.
The Chang’e-6 probe was launched from China on May 3. On June 25, its returner made a landing in north China, bringing back 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon.
Xi noted that, Chang’e-6, for the first time in human history, collected samples from the moon’s far side, breaking through a number of key technologies, marking another landmark achievement in China’s endeavours in space, as well as, in science and technology. It is an important milestone for China’s lunar exploration project.
Xi stressed that, over the past 75 years, since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the space industry has grown from weak to strong, and achieved historic, high-quality and leap-forward development.
Xi noted that, outer space is a domain shared by humanity, and that space exploration is humanity’s common cause. The lunar exploration project has always followed the principles of equality, mutual benefits, peaceful utilisation and win-win cooperation.
The Chang’e lunar missions, which belong to both China and all people in the world, have provided a broad stage for international scientific and technological cooperation, and contributed Chinese wisdom and strength to the world’s deep space exploration, he said.
Stressing, there is no end to space exploration, Xi encouraged aerospace workers to conduct elaborate scientific research on lunar samples, continue major space projects, and promote comprehensive development of space science, technology and application.– NNN-XINHUA
