10 intl projects picked for Chang'e 8 mission

China has selected 10 international scientific and technological projects to join its Chang'e 8 lunar exploration mission, the China National Space Administration announced on Thursday.

The selected projects — from 11 countries and regions and the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems — span a wide range of fields and will be carried to the moon aboard the Chang'e 8 robotic probe.

According to the agency, the projects include a multifunctional robot designed by researchers at two Hong Kong universities, an intelligent exploration robot from Turkiye's Middle East Technical University, a lunar visible and infrared imaging system jointly built by Bahrain's National Space Science Agency and the Egyptian Space Agency, and a lunar electric potential monitor developed by the Iranian Space Agency.