The idea is that rovers and robots can better and more easily withstand the adverse conditions of the lunar night
A Chinese lunar exploration team plans to conduct research on a greenhouse on the lunar surface, according to Wang Qiong, senior space engineer at CNSA (China National Space Administration), during an interview with journalists in Beijing on Tuesday (Apr 21, 2026).
Using construction technologies on the lunar surface, they hope to build a greenhouse that will allow rovers and robots on the Moon to better and more easily withstand the harsh conditions of the lunar night, Wang said.
Lasting 14 days and temperatures dropping to minus 200 ºC, the lunar night presents serious challenges. As lunar exploration moves toward long-term stays on the Moon, such a greenhouse on the lunar surface will prove useful.
Wang is also deputy chief designer of the mission, which will take place in 2024. According to him, through the study of samples returned by the mission, Chinese scientists have made a series of major scientific advances, revealing for the first time the evolutionary history of the far side of the Moon.
On June 25, 2024, the Chang’e-6 probe returner landed in northern China, bringing back 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the Moon, for the first time in human history.
“We also carry out fruitful international cooperation”he said. Wang stated that the Chang’e-6 mission carried a CubeSat from Pakistan and 3 scientific payloads from France, the European Space Agency and Italy, all of which achieved exploration results that exceeded expectations.
This text was originally published by Xinhua, on April 21, 2026. The content is free for republication, the source is cited, and has been adapted to the Poder360.
