The Moon is the outpost of human exploration into deep space and outer space. The establishment of lunar forward bases with life support can provide food for human beings settling on the Moon. This paper introduces the main lunar exploration projects in China and abroad in recent years and systematically reviews the development of space agriculture in the space station, Moon, life support system, etc. Considering the challenges of lunar forward bases with life support, it puts forward some suggestions, namely, exploring and utilizing resources at the south pole of the Moon, creating functional plant varieties adapting to the Moon environment, and establishing lunar forward bases with life support based on lunar lava caves. These suggestions provide a reference for China’s space agriculture development in the future.

In view of the detection requirement in dim and low gravity environments of the south pole of the Moon and the canyons of Mars, it is urgent to explore intelligent and efficient robot control and management methods so that robots can reliably complete complex tasks of planetary exploration, support the construction of lunar and Mars bases, and ensure long-term development. On the basis of elaborating the definition of dim and low gravity environments and analyzing the latest progress of robots, the challenges brought by dim and low gravity environments to planetary exploration robots are discussed, and the development trend of intelligent robot operation in dim and low gravity environments is summarized. Some suggestions on the development of intelligent robot technology are put forward from the perspective of intelligent robot behavior control and intelligent operation management.

In today’s world, information technology innovation is changing rapidly, and mankind has entered the era of digitalization, networking and intelligence, promoting the development of deep space exploration activities on a larger scale. In addition, the increasingly severe global environmental pollution, resource shortage, ecological crisis and other issues, prompting human beings to find and create a “second home”. To this end, the United States, China, Russia, the European Union and other countries and institutions have successively developed the concept such as lunar orbit space stations, lunar villages, and Mars bases, and actively promoted a series of deep space exploration plans. This paper reviews the development process and research progress of celestial body scientific research bases, discusses the technical fields and core tasks involved, and puts forward the development suggestions in China.

High-speed maglev trains are contactless with the track during operation, getting rid of the constraints of wheel-rail adhesion and current collection of pantograph and catenary. Therefore, they are safe, comfortable, highly reliable, and environmentally adaptable and have irreplaceable advantages. Based on the three core technologies of suspension, guidance, and driving of high-speed maglev transportation systems, this paper systematically summarizes the characteristics and properties of different types of high-speed maglev transportation systems, such as normal-conducting electromagnetic suction, low temperature superconducting electrodynamic repulsion, permanent magnetic electrodynamic repulsion, and high temperature superconducting permanent magnetic nailing. In addition, it analyzes the technical difficulties, application constraints, and adaptability of different types of high-speed maglev transportation systems. Combined with the general goal of building China into a strong transport country and the research and development of China’s maglev transportation technology, it is concluded that the high-speed maglev transportation system with normal-conducting electromagnetic suction is the best choice for China to break through the operating speed constraints of wheeled transport.

Space dust detection can provide important clues to major fundamental scientific problems such as the origin and evolution of the solar system and the origin of life. This paper first briefly reviews the significant progress made in space dust detection at home and abroad in recent years and then discusses the development trend in the field after comparing domestic and international technology levels and research status. Finally, it puts forward development suggestions with load technology, simulation calibration technology, and model construction and data analysis technology for space dust detection at the core. In addition, more talents specialized in space dust detection should be cultivated to create a group of high-quality professional and technical talents in this field.