{
  "id": 2792096,
  "title": "China delays Chang’e-7 mission to drill for ice near lunar south pole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/china-delays-change-7-mission-to-drill-for-ice-near-lunar-south-pole",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-23T12:26:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364982/china-puts-change-7-mission-lunar-south-pole"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s historic Chang’e-7 mission to drill for ice near the moon’s south pole has been delayed, the country’s human space flight programme authority said on Sunday. The Chang’e-7 – carrying an orbiter, a lander, a rover and a hopper – was set to lift off aboard a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang spaceport in southern China as early as Monday. The China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}