ScienceChina abruptly delays ambitious Chang’e-7 mission to find water ice on moon

China has postponed its Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which was scheduled to launch in the coming days and search for water ice near the Moon’s south pole. A government agency said the mission had not met launch conditions, without explaining why.

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