It's settled! my country's manned lunar rover is named "Exploration". The manned lunar landing suit is named "Wangyu".
According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, after public solicitation and selection, recently, the names of the lunar landing suit and the manned lunar rover have been determined. The lunar landing suit is named "Wangyu" and the manned lunar rover is named "Exploration".
After the first public solicitation of the new aircraft of the manned lunar exploration mission in 2023, from September to October 2024, the China Manned Space Engineering Office successively launched the collection of the manned lunar exploration mission lunar suits and manned lunar rover names, which attracted widespread attention and enthusiastic participation in the whole society. It has received more than 9,000 submissions from organizations and people from all walks of life in the fields of aerospace, science and technology, cultural communication and other fields. After expert selection and evaluation, the lunar landing suit was named "Wangyu" and the manned lunar rover was named "Exploration".
The names of the lunar landing suits and manned lunar rovers have distinct Chinese characteristics, contemporary characteristics and cultural characteristics.
"Wangyu" means looking at the universe and exploring the unknown, and echoing the "Flying" outer cabin service that performs space station flight missions. It means that after realizing the dream of flying and building a "space home", China's manned space flight embarks on a new journey of landing on the moon and looking at deep space from afar. It also conveys China's firm position to always adhere to the peaceful use of space and contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind in its development of aerospace industry.
