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BEIJING, Jul 4 The US must stop vilifying China's space program, said at a briefing on Monday Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. NASA head Bill Nelson, in an interview with Bild newspaper, said he feared that China could one day land on the moon and declare the Earth's satellite «its territory.» «Some officials from the United States continuously slander normal and China's rational space activities. The Chinese side strongly opposes such irresponsible statements,» the diplomat said. Zhao Lijian stressed that China has always advocated the peaceful use of outer space and opposed the militarization and arms race in outer space.September 28, 2021 Moon to Earth. The first lunar satellite «Chang'e-1» was launched in 2007 and worked until 2009. The data he collected allowed Chinese scientists to create, in particular, the first thermal map of the Moon. In 2019, China launched the next phase of its lunar program — the first landing on the far side of the Moon in the history of the Earth. The landing platform and the Yutu-2 lunar rover have successfully worked in uncharted territory for several months and continue to study the moon. Yutu-2 discovered on the far side of the Moon two types of rocks of the lunar mantle, whose existence scientists doubted. On November 24, 2020, China launched the Chang'e-5 return vehicle, on December 1 it landed in a given area on the visible side of the Moon, for the next two days, using a drilling device and a manipulator with a bucket installed on the landing module, lunar soil was collected, which was placed in a special compartment of the module for take-off. The entire mission took 23 days. The Chang'e-5 probe delivered 1,731 grams of lunar samples to Earth. This is the first spacecraft in 44 years sent behind the Moon's soil. China has become the third country after the US and the USSR to carry out such a mission.May 19, 20:36 BRICS foreign ministers advocated the prevention of an arms race in space The Chang'e-7 mission involves a general exploration of the South Pole of the Moon, including a comprehensive sounding of the lunar relief. Chang'e-8, in addition to scientific research, should conduct key tests of a number of technologies on the lunar surface. As part of the fourth stage of its lunar program, China plans to build a prototype lunar research station, which will consist of several probes in lunar orbit and on the surface of the Moon, and will be able to conduct scientific and technological research on the natural satellite of the Earth, as well as testing technologies for the development and use of lunar resources. May 4, 11:31 Russia-China: The main Lesson from space. How Chinese taikonauts spent their time in orbit