(250701) -- HEFEI, July 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a view of the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. China will officially launch the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) next Monday, with a particular aim of empowering other developing countries in developing deep-space technologies.
Located in Hefei, Anhui Province, the association will be the nation's first international academic organization in the aerospace domain, capitalizing on the growing global interest in China's lunar and Mars missions.
The IDSEA will focus on deep-space study, which includes probes into the moon, other planets and asteroids, and promote international cooperation, according to the Hefei-based Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, one of the association's five initiators.
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