2024-05-04 05:52:00
China’s Chang’e 6 mission is an important event in the history of space exploration. Launching from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island, the lander headed for the Moon aboard a Long March 5 launch vehicle on Friday, May 3.
This was reported by the news agency CNN.
This is the first mission that plans to collect samples of lunar rock from the far side of the Moon using robotic vehicles. The success of this mission opens up new horizons for space exploration and could significantly expand our knowledge of the Moon and its history.
China has made significant progress in studying the moon. In 2019, China’s Chang’e 4 mission became the first in the world to successfully land on the far side of the Moon. This historical moment opened up new prospects for space exploration.
In 2020, the Chang’e 5 mission brought samples of lunar rock to Earth, but they were collected on the visible side of the Moon. The Chang’e 6 mission continues China’s scientific efforts on the lunar surface, aiming to collect samples from the far side of the Moon and then return them to Earth.
These samples may contain valuable information about the origins of the Moon and the evolution of our solar system. Scientists hope that analysis of these samples will pave the way for new discoveries and provide a more complete understanding of the processes occurring in the Universe.
The Chang’e-6 mission includes four devices: an orbiter, a landing module, a vehicle for transferring samples into orbit, and a module for delivering material to Earth. After landing, the lander must collect samples of lunar rock from an impact crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, which formed about 4 billion years ago. The sample delivery vehicle will then carry them into orbit, where they will be transferred to the module for delivery to Earth.
Chinese plans include sending its astronauts to the Moon by 2030 and starting preparations for building a lunar base near its south pole even earlier.
Earlier, Cursor wrote that NASA head Bill Nelson expressed concerns about China’s actions in space, saying that they could pursue military goals, including the capture of the Earth’s satellite, the Moon.
2024-05-04 05:52:00