Our reporter from Wenchang, Hainan, on May 1 (reporter Yu Sinan, Wang Jingyuan, Zhu Tiantian) learned from the National Space Administration that after the comprehensive research and decision of the project mission headquarters, the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project Chang'e-6 mission is scheduled to launch on May 3.

At present, preparations for the mission are progressing steadily at Wenchang Space Launch Site, China. The Long March 5 Yao-8 carrier rocket carrying out the launch is about to be filled with propellant.

People's Daily (May 2, 2024, Edition 03)