（三）载人航天

　　2012年6月和2013年6月，“神舟九号”和“神舟十号”载人飞船先后成功发射，与“天宫一号”目标飞行器分别实施自动和手控交会对接，标志着中国全面突破了空间交会对接技术，载人天地往返运输系统首次应用性飞行取得圆满成功。2016年9月和10月，“天宫二号”空间实验室和“神舟十一号”载人飞船先后成功发射，形成组合体并稳定运行，开展了较大规模的空间科学实验与技术试验，突破掌握了航天员中期驻留、地面长时间任务支持和保障等技术。目前，中国已突破掌握载人天地往返、空间出舱、空间交会对接、组合体运行、航天员中期驻留等载人航天领域重大技术。

　　（四）深空探测

3. Manned spaceflight

In June 2012 and June 2013, the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft were launched to dock with the target spacecraft Tiangong-1. They used manual and automatic operations respectively, symbolizing breakthroughs for China in spacecraft rendezvous and docking technology and full success in its first operation of a manned space transportation system. In September and October 2016 the Tiangong-2 space laboratory and Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft were launched and formed an assembly that operates steadily, with the mission of carrying out science and technology experiments in space, indicating that China has mastered technologies concerning astronauts' mid-term stay in orbit, and long-term ground mission support. Currently, China has mastered major space technologies such as manned space transportation, space extravehicular activity, space docking, operating in assembly and astronauts' mid-term stay in orbit.

4. Deep space exploration

　　2012年12月，“嫦娥二号”月球探测器成功实施图塔蒂斯小行星飞越探测。2013年12月，“嫦娥三号”月球探测器首次实现中国航天器在地外天体软着陆，完成月球表面巡视探测。2014年11月，月球探测工程三期再入返回飞行试验圆满成功，标志着中国完全掌握航天器以接近第二宇宙速度再入返回的关键技术。

　　通过月球探测工程任务的实施，获取了高分辨率全月球影像图和虹湾区域高清晰影像，开展了月球形貌、月球结构构造、月面物质成分、月表环境和近月空间环境等研究以及月基天文观测等。

In December 2012 the Chang'e-2 lunar probe made a successful observation trip over asteroid 4179 (Toutatis). In December 2013 the Chang'e-3 realized the first soft landing on the surface of an extraterrestrial body by a Chinese spacecraft and completed patrol and exploration on the surface of the moon. In November 2014 China achieved success in the reentry and return flight test of the third-phase lunar exploration engineering, indicating that China has mastered the key technology of spacecraft reentry and return flight in a speed close to second cosmic velocity.

The Lunar Exploration Program helped mankind to acquire a high-resolution map of the moon and a high-definition image of Sinus Iridum, and conducted research of lunar surface morphology, lunar structure, elemental composition of the lunar surface, lunar surface environment, lunar space environment and moon-based astronomical observation.