China & Thailand to Cooperate on Peaceful Space Exploration & Lunar Research

China & Thailand to Cooperate on Peaceful Space Exploration & Lunar Research

China and Thailand will carry out extensive cooperation on space exploration, especially in lunar research, said an official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday, April 5, 2024.

The CNSA and Thai Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation on Friday inked memorandums of understanding on the cooperation in the exploration and peaceful use of outer space and international lunar research stations in Beijing.

Visiting Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand attended the signing ceremony.

According to the memorandums, the two countries will set up joint committees and working groups on space exploration, applications and space capacity building, strengthening collaboration through joint space projects, scientific exchanges, personnel training, data sharing, and organizing symposiums and workshops.

Focusing on the appraising, engineering and operating of international lunar research stations, the two sides will conduct research in science, engineering, and international cooperation.

Guan Feng, Director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of the CNSA, said the signing of the memorandums has taken forward the long-standing space cooperation between China and Thailand.

"The Chang'e 7 mission has selected a global space weather monitoring device jointly developed by the Thai Ministry of Higher Education and the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. It will be used to observe cosmic radiation and space weather from the perspective of the moon. The Chang'e 8 mission will offer a global cooperation opportunity to carry 200 kilograms of payload, and we have received quite a few applications from Thailand for lunar operation robots and scientific payloads. Then China and Thailand will carry out extensive cooperation in the demonstration, implementation, operation and application of international lunar exploration. The cooperation will include joint demonstration of scientific goals, joint design, joint research and development, joint testing, and joint scientific data research and beyond," Guan said.

Permsuk Sutchaphiwat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand, hailed China’s achievements in space exploration and expressed the willingness of further space cooperation with China.

"China has made remarkable achievements in space in the past 20 years. We look at this as an opportunity to develop Thai technology, especially considering the trend of global space development. By 2040, the global space economy will reach one trillion U.S. dollars. The space cooperation Thailand has with China is broader than other cooperation with most other countries. And it will continue to help enhance human-to-human connections," he said.

Video Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

Duration: 1 minute, 53 seconds

Release Date: April 6, 2024  

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