The Lunar Exploration and Lunar Science in the Coming Years

Lunar exploration has come to a new period during these years.From 1990, several missions have been launched;several new missions are under preparation and will be launched in the following years.The Space Agency of China is thinking about developing our own lunar exploration project.These missions will study the origin and the evolution of the Moon by using various detecting instruments on board of the satellites;study the environment around the Moon, as well as do the preparation for the construction of the long-term base on the surface of the Moon for the human being.It gives a good chance to the Chinese astronomers to join the lunar exploration researches