Thailand has involved in the “International Lunar Research Station (ILRS)” program since 2023. On September 25,2023, NARIT under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has signed an MoU with the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) under the China National Space Administration (CNSA), chaired by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, for Thailand-China collaboration on the ILRS initiative. In April 2024, Thailand made an official application to join the ILRS, and the application was finally approved by the CNSA. Under the ILRS involvement, NARIT, in partnership with Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand has submitted a proposal to CNSA for the development of a space scientific research payload for the Chang’e-7 orbiter namely, “Moon Aiming Thai-China Hodoscope (MATCH)” to detect high energy electrons, protons and alpha particles under cosmic radiation conditions in space in Lunar orbit and its impact between Moon and Earth environment. Since 2024, under collaboration between Thai scientists and engineers in partnership with Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) joined the design and fabrication of MATCH. In 2025, CNSA has approved engineering and flight models of MATCH and ready to be integrated to Chang’e 7 spacecraft which is planned to be launched in 2026. Integrating science and engineering through the involvement through the deep knowledge of ILRS program will be one of the key strategies to leverage significantly sustainability human capacity building for future space and technology development in Thailand.