Congratulatory messages are flooding in from the global space community at the 2025 International Astronautical Congress in Sydney, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

The international guests from various fields in the space sector expressed their excitement about China's Chang'e-6 mission winning the 2025 IAF World Space Award. The probe represents a significant milestone for humanity's first-ever sampling from the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the Moon.