China has just announced its intention to promote a series of Chang’e 6, 7 and 8 missions of the Moon Exploration Program.
Simulation of the Chang’e 5 lander as part of China’s latest lunar mission.
Simulation of the Chang’e 5 lander during China’s last lunar mission. (Photo: CNSA).
According to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s lunar exploration program, Mission Chang’e 6 Scheduled to launch in 2025, it will attempt to collect 2 kg of soil and rock samples from the far side of the Moon and return them to Earth. Previously, the Hang Nga 5 probe launched in 2020 collected a total of 1,731 kg of samples from the visible side of the celestial body.
In the meantime, Mission Chang’e 7 will involve landing a rover at the Moon’s south pole to search for water sources and study the surface. It also includes an orbiter to observe and study the Moon’s magnetic field.
Hang Nga 8 is expected to be launched around 2028 and will cooperate with Chang’e 7 to build a basic model for a scientific research station at the South Pole of the Moon, including many probes such as orbiters, spacecraft amphibious vehicles, robots d exploration, airplanes and a number of other scientific research tools.
Because it is the closest celestial body to Earth, the Moon is humanity’s first stop. “interstellar era”.
Even though China successfully sent the Zhu Yong exploration robot to the surface of Mars in May 2021, the Moon exploration program remains at the heart of the country’s space ambitions.
In a statement last year, Academician Jiang Jie of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that they were developing a next-generation rocket to achieve the goal of landing the first Chinese crew on the Moon in 2030.
Article source: VnExpress
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China has just announced its intention to promote a series of Chang’e 6, 7 and 8 missions of the Moon Exploration Program.
