Based on the development and construction of the Ground Research and Application System (GRAS), which is part of the China Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), the Key Laboratory of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration makes great progress in the assessment of scientific goals and payloads in lunar and planetary exploration, lunar and planetary remote sensing and radio detection theory and methods, lunar and planetary geology, space physics, meteorite studies, astrochemistry and comparative planetology.

This laboratory leads the development of Chinese lunar and deep space exploration, perfects lunar and planetary technology in China, and cultivates special talents in the field of deep space exploration science and technology.

These activities drive lunar and deep space exploration missions, and improve academic research on lunar and planetary science, and associated exploration missions.