| 中国载人航天工程办公室 | |
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| Formed | June 1993; 31 years ago (1993-06)[1] |
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| Parent agency | Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission |
| Website | en |
China Manned Space Agency (Chinese: 中国载人航天工程办公室) is an agency of the People's Republic of China responsible for the administration of China Manned Space Program,[2] the Chinese human spaceflight program. The agency is under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission.
The native name of the organization (Chinese: 中国载人航天工程办公室) was initially translated into English as China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMESO) as of 2014.[3] However, ever since 2015, the name China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has been used in official statements and news-releases till date.[4][5] It is also the name displayed on the official website of China Manned Space Program.[2]
China Manned Space Agency represents the Chinese government to take management responsibilities for the China Manned Space Program.[6]
CMSA's functions including development strategy, planning, overall technology, research and production, infrastructure construction, flight missions organization and implementation, utilization and promotion, international cooperation and news-release, etc.[2]
CMSA consists of the following divisions:[2]
As of May 2023, twenty-two Chinese taikonauts have traveled to space (in alphabetical order):
In 2016, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and CMSA agreed to increased space cooperation via opportunities on-board China's future space station.[5]
In 2018, UNOOSA and CMSA invited the applications from United Nations Member States to conduct experiments on-board China's Space Station.[7]
On 12 June 2019, UNOOSA and CMSA announced the winners of the selected experiments to be boarded onto the space station.[8][9]
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