# Taiwan's Lunar Exploration Program

**URL:** <https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwans-lunar-exploration-program/227788>\
**Category:** Science & Nature\
**Tags:** taiwan, thailand, space\
**Created:** [February 24, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwans-lunar-exploration-program/227788 "2023-02-24T22:31:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![stoa1984](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/stoa1984/32/200160_2.png) [@stoa1984](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/stoa1984)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwans-lunar-exploration-program/227788/1 "2023-02-24T22:31:33Z")

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_Poll ([view on site](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwans-lunar-exploration-program/227788/1))_

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2019-2028 Roadmap

Taiwan Lunar Exploration Program

Space Development Phase 3

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> Latest update: 2019/02/13 14:56
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> The Phase 3 plan for space exploration will last for 10 years. From 2019 to 2028, the investment will be NT$25.1 billion.
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> The space exploration project for Space Development Phase 3 will also develop at least one lunar orbiter.
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> Lin Junliang said that the First Phase must carry out the design and research of the Lunar Orbiter, and the Second Phase is the Lunar Lander. Since the orbiting the moon is different from the earth low-orbiting satellite, their is needs to have the sound ground communication technology, radiation resistance and orbital manoeuvering foundations.
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> ![](https://web.archive.org/web/20190214151019if_/https://pgw.udn.com.tw/gw/photo.php?u=https://uc.udn.com.tw/photo/2019/02/14/1/5920617.jpg&x=0&y=0&sw=0&sh=0&exp=3600)  
> [▲](https://archive.ph/39K5p/e6f557271ecf9426156e748c73dd5e2fc17586fd.jpg)[1.](https://archive.ph/39K5p/6ba35b4e5ec90e38c59feaea852cfe7f56919765/scr.png) Roadmap of the 2019-2028 National Space Organization.
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> [1](http://web.archive.org/web/20190213101806/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/201902130125.aspx)  
> [2](https://archive.ph/5u9as)

![](https://i.imgur.com/uG5ETMR.png)  
[▲](https://archive.ph/MUPp6/ba85744358dcd420ec02e91250301004e7cd2b0b.png)[2.](https://archive.ph/MUPp6/f34c7093d1f8cc900dcd1b9179cf1716215cd3c9/scr.png) NSPO Space Development Phase 3  
[|1|](http://esrpc.ncu.edu.tw/public/file/downloads/newer/108/1080907_03_%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%B6%E5%A4%AA%E7%A9%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E9%83%A8%E5%9C%B0%E7%A7%91%E6%96%B0%E9%80%B220190906.pdf)  
[|2|](https://archive.ph/Y9NXa)

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Commentary

This looks like a kind of competition between the 2 newest Asian spacefaring nations, with Thailand and Taiwan having quite similar roadmaps!

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20221104151515if_/https://spaceth.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tsc1.jpg)  
[▲](https://archive.ph/qcoVC/613c422227da61655dbaae7a3c2a68e597fcbba5.jpg)[1.](https://archive.ph/qcoVC/7cdb2ed760de53303196bc65265dcb47c4c1a0ed/scr.png) Thai Space Consortium Lunar Exploration Road Map  
[|1|](https://web.archive.org/web/20221207141203/https://spaceth.co/thailand-announce-its-first-multi-billion-lunar-and-deep-space-mission/)  
[|2|](https://archive.ph/6O2Aq)

Notice that Taiwan’s roadmap available on some pdf powerpoint presentations have disclosed that the Phase 3 might include lunar landing, lunar rock sample-return to Earth, or alternatively a Mars orbiter mission.  
Of course at this stage, this is too early to be announced publicly.

🌘 🚀

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**Author:** ![Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Taiwan_Luthiers)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwans-lunar-exploration-program/227788/2 "2023-02-25T00:03:34Z")

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Yea is Taiwan going to launch their own rockets or pay Space X to do it for them?

You know Taiwan is actually not a bad place for space programs… fairly close to the equator and basically nothing for thousands of mile to the east/southeast which is really useful if you want to launch rockets and not worry about dropping stuff on someone’s heads (China is in a pretty bad position for this being hemmed in by various countries and having no direct access to the sea, they actually have to pay people when they launch due to the risk of dropping stuff on them). This means Taiwan can easily launch stuff into orbits with lower inclination.

Maybe this is why China wants Taiwan so bad…