Development Overview and Trend Analysis of Scientific Research in Manned Lunar Exploration

Abstract:

Lunar is a near-Earth celestial body with great scientific and strategic value. Implementation of manned lunar exploration with the first Chinese landing on an extraterrestrial body will be the significant milestone in building a strong aerospace country. In manned lunar exploration engineering， the special conditions and resources of Lunar can be fully utilized to carry out a series of scientific activities with manned participation， which can contribute to new achievements in lunar science， lunar-based science and utilization of lunar resources. In this paper， the lunar exploration engineering such as Apollo program， Artemis Program and Chang ’e Engineering are analyzed， especially the mission implementation and key achievements with regard to scientific research domain， and the development tendency of scientific mission in manned lunar exploration is summarized. Furthermore， the preliminary implementation suggestions of scientific research in manned lunar exploration are put forward， which involves the lunar samples collection， the scientific exploration of lunar， and the in-situ resources utilization on lunar surface. The analyze of development tendency and the implementation suggestions of scientific research in manned lunar exploration can provide design reference of future missions.