07 June 2017
CHINA'S Chang'e 5 lunar probe is expected to land in the Mons Rumker region, and to take moon samples back to Earth at the end of the year, according to Liu Jizhong, Director of China Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of China National Space Administration (CNSA). The probe landing site is an isolated volcanic formation located in the northwest part of the Moon's near side.
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China Plans to Launch Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission by the end of November (approx. 30 November)
07 June 2017
The Director of the International Cooperation Department of China National Space Administration CNSA Xu Yansong stated that the third launch of the carrier rocket Long March 5 with the satellite Chang'e-5 will take place in the end of November, approximately on November 30.
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07 June 2017
Yang Liwei, Deputy Director General of China Manned Space Agency and China's first man in space, said it will "not take long" for the manned mission to the Moon to get official approval and funding, state news agency Xinhua said late on 06 June.
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China is making preparations for manned lunar landing
07 June 2017
Yang Liwei said during a group interview at the Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2017) that it will not take long for the project to get official approval and funding. Wu Yansheng, President of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), also said that China is working on a manned lunar landing plan.
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07 June 2017
China has moved ahead with its research and development of reusable horizontal take-off and landing spacecraft, and has completed tests of key components, including engines, a senior executive of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), said 6 June. Progress has also been made in the research and development of reliable and cost-effective solid fuel launch vehicles, Liu Shiquan, CASIC deputy general manager, said at the Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2017) on 6 June.  
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07 June 2017
During the Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX, Xu Yansong, the Head of the Department for International Cooperation of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) told Russian news agency RIA Novosti that China and Russia are discussing options for cooperation in projects for the exploration of the Moon: "We are trying to cooperate on the lunar programme, because China has its missions Chang'e-4, Chang'e-5, Chang'e-6, Russia has Luna-26, Luna-27, Luna-28. These are very similar missions, and we are discussing with Russia possible cooperation within these projects at the system level or the overall stage."
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