# China's Chang'e-7 mission is set to explore the Moon's south pole later this year.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-23 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Chang'e-7 will use orbiting, landing, roving, and hopping methods to explore the Moon's south pole.
- The mission will specifically search for water ice and assess sites for a future lunar research base.
- China's Chang'e-7 probe is already at its Hainan launch site undergoing pre-launch preparations.
- China has unified its crewed and robotic lunar programs into a single integrated exploration project.

**Countries:** China, India

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