Connecting the Last Mile to Speed Up Space Science Development of China—Review and Prospect of the Funding Practices for Space Science by NSFC

Authors

Zengqian HOU, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing 100085, ChinaFollow
Yupeng YAO, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing 100085, China
Guoxuan DONG, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing 100085, China
Sheng YU, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing 100085, China

Keywords

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); basic research; space science; funding; discipline plan

Document Type

Space Science in China: Strategy and Breakthrough

Abstract

Strengthening the basic scientific research in an all-round way and achieving more breakthroughs from zero to one as soon as possible are the major strategic needs of building a world leading power in science and technology in the new era. As the main channel funding basic research in China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has always focused on the basic frontiers and major scientific issues in space science, carried out strategic research on the planning of relevant disciplines, sorted out key scientific questions, defined the priority development direction, and provided continuous and stable funding through major, key, general, talent, and other programs and the development of major scientific instruments and equipment. Chinese space scientists have achieved a number of original achievements with important international influence with the above supports. Utilizing the comprehensive implementation of the systematic reform of NSFC, it will strengthen top-level design and forward-looking layout, focus on the scientific research of China's major space science tasks, connect the last mile of space science development, support Chinese scholars to conduct cutting-edge research using the first-hand scientific data obtained by scientific satellites, deep space probes and space station platforms, and continue to produce milestone scientific breakthroughs, which are leading landmarks in building a strong aerospace and scientific powerhouse.

First page

1066

Last Page

1075

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

HOU, Zengqian; YAO, Yupeng; DONG, Guoxuan; and YU, Sheng (2022) "Connecting the Last Mile to Speed Up Space Science Development of China—Review and Prospect of the Funding Practices for Space Science by NSFC," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 37 : Iss. 8 , Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20220731001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss8/4