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China National Space Administration (CNSA) donates 1.5 grams of lunar samples to the French Government for scientific research

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•FranceDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•FranceSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 1, 2023
End (actual)
Apr 1, 2023

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China National Space Administration (CNSA)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of France

Loan description

China National Space Administration (CNSA) donates 1.5 grams of lunar samples to the French Government for scientific research

Narrative

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Project narrative

In April 2023, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced the donation of 1.5 grams of lunar samples to the French Government during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China. The lunar samples, which were transported to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris for further research, are to be used for scientific research. A project to study the samples will be undertaken by the French National Center for Space Studies, the French National Center for Scientific Research, the Paris Institute of Earth Physics, and the University of Paris-Sorbonne over a period of five years. The samples were gathered by China's Chang'e-5 mission in December 2020. A similar donation of lunar samples was given to Russia during President Vladimir Putin's visit to China in February 2022.