Milan, Italy - Recent

The footprint of China's latest lunar journey is making big impressions at the ongoing 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the world's largest space event, in Milan, Italy.

At the event scheduled for October 14-18, the China National Space Administration shared some of its latest discoveries, including lunar samples brought back from the Chang'e-6 mission.

China has also announced future lunar missions - Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 - which will feature more global collaboration and study the South Pole of the moon.

With the research-sharing session in full swing, the exhibition hall has also captured the public imagination.

The exhibit highlights China's lunar exploration missions over the past two decades. Visitors have been keen to learn every detail of the journey.

At the space event, lunar samples from the far side of the moon, brought back by China's Chang'e-6 mission in June this year, were exhibited to the public for the first time in history.

The Chang'e-6 mission represented one of China's most ambitious international joint missions in which it carried out cooperation with the European Space Agency, France, Italy and Pakistan on four scientific payloads.

The IAC has been a venue since 1950 for scientists, engineers, companies and politicians of space-faring nations to discuss cooperation.

Shotlist:
Milan, Italy - Recent:
1. Picture of Chang'e-6 lunar probe on moon's far side;
2. Various of visitors at venue for 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024), IAC sign;
3. Various of research-sharing session in progress, attendees;
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Guan Feng, director, Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, China National Space Administration (starting with shot 3/ending with shot 5):
"The samples retrieved from Chang'e 6 are light in color, and white material can also be seen very clearly in the large rock, having a lower density, looser structure [and higher porosity].";
5. Various of research-sharing session in progress, attendees;
6. Various of visitors at China Space exhibition zone;
7. Various of visitors looking at lunar sample;
8. SOUNDBITE (English) David Todd, head of Space Content, Seradata Limited (ending with shot 9):
"Yes, it is quite interesting to see payloads being carried by China for other countries. I know that we logged them on our database, but I was quite impressed by how many other countries that you had.";
9. Various of visitor watching video of China's lunar exploration.

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