The advances in tribological property research of MoS2 fims in recent 30 years,as well as the wide application of MoS2 as a representative solid lubricating film in aerospace and other fields were reviewed.The advantages and disadvantages of the MoS2 film and the solution strategy were described from the application of MoS2 film on the conditions of atmosphere,vacuum,humidity and high temperature,and the specific problems were discussed combined with representative work.It was pointed out that with the breakthroughs of preparation methods and technology,the problems of easy oxidation and moisture resistance of MoS2 film were solved effectively.By doping,texturing and nanocrystallization,the MoS2 films with superlubricity properties under atmospheric environment were developed,and their oxidation resistance at 450 ℃ was also improved.The main research topics and directions of MoS2 thin films were put forward,such as further developing new MoS2 based thin films to meet the needs of different working conditions,and further revealing the lubrication failure mechanism and life extension mechanism of MoS2 based thin films under high temperature and high humidity