Tuesday, August 25, 2026
China's Chang'e-7 moon mission may slip into 2027
China's Chang'e-7 lunar south-pole mission, earlier reported as delayed about a month by Typhoon Narra, has been postponed more significantly: the China Manned Space Agency said on August 23 that the spacecraft does not meet launch conditions and cannot fly within its 2026 window. Multiple outlets report the mission, which aims to search for water ice near the Shackleton crater, may now slip into 2027 given the lunar transfer geometry a south-pole landing requires.
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