China National Space Administration
Also known as CNSA, National Astronautics Bureau, Chinese National Space Administration
national space agency of the People's Republic of China
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The China National Space Administration is the government agency responsible for managing China's space program and activities. It matters because it directs China's efforts in areas like satellite launches, space exploration, and scientific research, making China a significant player in global space activities.
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- www.cnsa.gov.cn
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The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of China. Headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, it is responsible for China's civil space programs and international space cooperation. The CNSA is a national bureau under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Founded in 1993, the CNSA has pioneered a number of achievements in space for China despite its relatively short history, including becoming the first space agency to land on the far side of the Moon with Chang'e 4, bringing material back from the Moon with Chang'e 5 and 6, and being the second agency who successfully landed a rover on Mars with Tianwen-1. Tianwen-2 is en route to explore the co-orbital near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa and the active asteroid 311P/PanSTARRS. It will also collect regolith samples of Kamo'oalewa.