China's national space agency, which has flown crewed missions since 2003, built the Tiangong space station, and landed robotic missions on the far side of the Moon and on Mars.
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Founded Year Headquarters HeadShan Zhongde (Administrator, appointed January 2025) 2 Annual BudgetUS$18.15 billion for 2023, a 28.54% increase over the prior year; China does not publish an official space budget figure, so this is an outside tracking estimate. 3 Connections
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Qian Xuesen founded China's own missile and space research program after returning to China in 1955, laying the institutional foundation from which the China National Space Administration later grew.
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Shenzhou is the China National Space Administration's crewed spacecraft, in service since 2003.
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Tianzhou is the China National Space Administration's uncrewed cargo spacecraft, resupplying the Tiangong space station.
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Zhurong is the China National Space Administration's Mars rover, part of the Tianwen-1 mission, which landed in 2021.
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, located there.
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration
2. China in Space (newsletter): Shan Zhongde Becomes New Head of CNSA
China in SpaceChina in Space newsletter, Shan Zhongde CNSA appointment articleQuote, China in Space newsletter, Shan Zhongde CNSA appointment article
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China announced on January 10th that Shan Zhongde was appointed as the new Administrator of the China National Space Administration, often shortened to CNSA.
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Wikimedia FoundationChina National Space Administration, infobox (budget field)
{{increase}} {{US$|18.15 billion|link=yes}} (2023) 28.54% increase
Operates: Chang'e Program, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (Wikipedia) - operator
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
- Operates: Tiangong Program, Tiangong program, lead section
Operates: Yutu-2, Yutu-2 article, infobox
Operator: CNSA
- Operates: Tianwen-1, Wikipedia: Tianwen-1, lead section
- Associated With: Qian Xuesen, Wikipedia: Qian Xuesen, lead section
Operates: Chang'e 1, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Operates: Chang'e 2, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Operates: Chang'e 3, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Operates: Chang'e 4, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Operates: Chang'e 5, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Operates: Chang'e 6, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
- Operates: Zhurong, Wikipedia: Zhurong (rover), lead section
- Operates: Tianzhou, Wikipedia: Tianzhou (spacecraft), lead section
- Operates: Shenzhou, Wikipedia: Shenzhou (spacecraft), lead section
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- Operates: Long March 1
- Operates: Long March 3B
- Operates: Long March 5
- Operates: Long March 6
- Operates: Long March 11
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