China set to unveil long-term vision for space science
HELSINKI — The Chinese Academy of Sciences is aiming to accelerate its progress in space science with a newly developed medium- and long-term roadmap for future missions.
The plan will see China’s space science efforts—marked in recent years by successful dark matter, quantum and space physics missions—transitioning into an accelerated development phase. The long-term plan aims to solidify the country’s role in global space science.
The development is outlined in a paper recently published in the Chinese Journal of Space Sciences, authored by Wang Chi, director of the National Space Sciences Center (NSSC) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It states that CAS instructed the Chinese space science community to create a national medium and long-term plan for space science. The release of the plan is stated to be imminent.
As part of the plan, five main scientific themes have been identified for future breakthroughs. These are the extreme universe, space-time ripples, the panoramic view of the Sun and Earth, habitable planets, and biological and physical space science.
