![]() Reibaldi: Considering that there is about a 20-year difference in the development of the CSS and the ISS, the technology available on the CSS is more state of the art for the infrastructure and may be less on the payloads as the former was launched after the infrastructure. In terms of technology and application, what do you think are the respective characteristics and advantages of the smaller CSS and the larger but earlier-founded ISS? GT: You worked at the ESA for 35 years, and have a rich working experience in International Space Station-related projects. China has made major achievements in space exploration since being the first in the world to land on the dark side of the moon, or the second to have a Mars lander, and in many other fields and this has been achieved in the last 10 years. The CSS is compact and as such is efficient to assemble and operate while being able to expand. Reibaldi: The Chinese Space Station (CSS) can be considered a second-generation station since it includes lessons learnt from the International Space Station (ISS). What do you think of the China built space station, and the efforts made by the country in space exploration in recent years? The Moon Village Association President Giuseppe Reibaldi (Photo: Courtesy of Reibald) GT: In November 2022, six taikonauts aboard the Shenzhou 14 and the Shenzhou 15 spacecrafts successfully met in China's Tiangong Space Station. What are some of China's space and lunar explorations highlights, along with its efforts to promote international cooperation in the views of international scientists? How might the current complex international political landscape hinder the process of international cooperation in space? On these matters, Global Times reporter Huang Lanlan (GT) conducted an exclusive interview with senior space policy advisor Giuseppe Reibaldi (Reibaldi), president and founder of the Moon Village Association (MVA) and executive secretary of the Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities. The country is also actively engaged in international cooperation, promising to open the Chinese Space Station (CSS) to all United Nations (UN) members, with nine projects from 17 countries having been selected as the first batch of scientific experiments to be conducted in the Tiangong. Through some of its most outstanding offerings like the Tiangong Space Station and Yutu-2 moon rover, China has made remarkable achievements in space and lunar explorations in recent years. A photo taken on Janushows a model of Chang'e-5 on display at the Shanghai Astronomy Museum.
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