First keep steps firmly on the moon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

First keep steps firmly on the moon

China Daily  

Photo screens from a simulated animation showing the Chang'e-6 probe. From 2007 to 2020, China completed the lunar exploration phase beginning with Chang'e 1 through five missions, culminating in the historic landing of the Chang'e 4 rover and lander on the far side of the moon in 2019. In fact, the NASA-led Artemis program includes the space launch system rocket, ground exploration equipment, Orion spacecraft, manned landing systems, next-generation spacesuits, rovers and the "Gateway" lunar space station. The moon, described poetically in ancient Chinese literature as a "jade plate", is once again poised to play a grand role in humankind's quest for excellence — the establishment of a manned lunar base, paving the way for future manned missions to Mars. However, the long-term exploration of the moon and construction of lunar research stations require substantial resources, including energy, and material support.

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China unveils further details of future manned lunar mission
1 month ago

China unveils further details of future manned lunar mission

China Daily  

SHENZHEN — China unveiled further details of its future manned lunar mission in a video released Thursday. According to the video, China's manned lunar landing mission will focus on mastering critical technologies such as manned Earth-Moon round trips, short-term stays on the lunar surface, and human-robot collaborative exploration. China's first manned lunar mission will begin with the launch of the …

China unveils ambitious plans for manned lunar mission and moon research station
2 months, 1 week ago

China unveils ambitious plans for manned lunar mission and moon research station

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China on Tuesday announced its plans for a manned lunar mission that includes …

Xi calls for accelerating progress in China's space endeavors
3 months ago

Xi calls for accelerating progress in China's space endeavors

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday encouraged personnel in China's space industry to continue to work hard and accelerate progress in space endeavors. Xi noted that Chang'e-6, for the first time in human history, collected samples from the moon's far side, breaking through a number of key technologies, marking another landmark achievement in China's endeavors in space as …

What is Chang’e 6 and what is its role in China’s moon missions? | Explained
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Chang’e 6 and what is its role in China’s moon missions? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In the pre-dawn hours of June 4, a small spacecraft bearing lunar samples took off from the moon’s far side, headed for an orbit that would bring it in contact with an orbiter waiting for it. Chang’e 4 was a precursor to Chang’e 6: in 2019, it carried the first lander and the rover to descend …

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Craft unfurls China’s flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched last month and its lander touched down on the far side …

China's Chang'e-6 probe enters lunar orbit, prep begins for Moon landing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China's Chang'e-6 probe enters lunar orbit, prep begins for Moon landing

India Today  

China's ambitious Chang'e-6 probe has successfully entered a stable orbit around the moon after performing a critical near-moon braking procedure. The near-moon braking manoeuvre was a crucial step in Chang'e-6's journey to the lunar far side. Chang'e-6 is part of China's broader lunar exploration program, which aims to establish a permanent presence on the moon. The successful entry into lunar …

China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon

Al Jazeera  

Unprecedented 53-day mission aims to retrieve lunar rocks and soil from far side that never faces Earth. China’s largest rocket has blasted off to space carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe for a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, in a world-first attempt. “Collecting and returning samples from the far side of …

China launches Chang'e-6, world's first mission to bring rocks from Moon's far side
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China launches Chang'e-6, world's first mission to bring rocks from Moon's far side

India Today  

China has launched its Chang'e-6 mission, aiming to become the first country to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon. The mission, part of China's ambitious lunar exploration program, lifted off on a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on May 3, 2024. "Chang'e-6 aims to achieve breakthroughs in the design …

China set to launch spacecraft on round trip to the Moon, return with lunar soil
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China set to launch spacecraft on round trip to the Moon, return with lunar soil

India Today  

China is set to launch the Chang'e-6 mission, a robotic spacecraft aimed at collecting samples from the moon's far side. The upcoming mission targets the moon's far side, often referred to as its "hidden" side due to its permanent orientation away from Earth, making direct communication impossible. As Leonard David, author of "Moon Rush: The New Space Race," notes, "If …

First keep steps firmly on the moon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

First keep steps firmly on the moon

China Daily  

Photo screens from a simulated animation showing the Chang'e-6 probe. From 2007 to 2020, China completed the lunar exploration phase beginning with Chang'e 1 through five missions, culminating in the historic landing of the Chang'e 4 rover and lander on the far side of the moon in 2019. In fact, the NASA-led Artemis program includes the space launch system rocket, …

China keeping each step firmly to the moon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China keeping each step firmly to the moon

China Daily  

Crew members of the Shenzhou XVIII mission Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu meet the media at a news conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday. From 2007 to 2020, China completed the lunar exploration phase with Chang'e 1 through five missions, culminating in the historic landing of the Chang'e 4 rover and lander on the far …

China keeping each step firmly to the moon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China keeping each step firmly to the moon

China Daily  

Crew members of the Shenzhou XVIII mission Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu meet the media at a news conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday. From 2007 to 2020, China completed the lunar exploration phase with Chang'e 1 through five missions, culminating in the historic landing of the Chang'e 4 rover and lander on the far …

US worried about China's lunar ambitions, growing space capabilities
1 year, 11 months ago

US worried about China's lunar ambitions, growing space capabilities

India Today  

“It is a fact: we’re in a space race. And it is true that we better watch out that they don’t get to a place on the moon under the guise of scientific research," Nasa Administrator Bill Nelson said amid reports of China conducting over 60 space launches in 2022. While the US recently launched its Artemis mission, which will …

China plans more Moon missions after discovering new lunar energy source
2 years, 3 months ago

China plans more Moon missions after discovering new lunar energy source

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China is planning three new missions to the Moon after discovering a mineral …

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
4 years ago

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh rock samples from the moon in more than 40 years, offering the possibility of new insights into the history of the solar system and marking a new landmark for China’s rapidly advancing space program. The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed just before 2 …

Chang’e 5 lunar probe: Space capsule with moon rocks begins return journey to Earth
4 years ago

Chang’e 5 lunar probe: Space capsule with moon rocks begins return journey to Earth

Live Mint  

A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday, 13 December. According to an AP report, the Chang’e 5 lunar probe, which had been orbiting the moon for about a week, fired up four engines for about 22 minutes to move out of the moon's orbit, …

Chinese probe completes moon sampling
4 years ago

Chinese probe completes moon sampling

The Hindu  

A Chinese space probe sent to gather material from a previously unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing to send back the world's first lunar samples in four decades, Beijing said Thursday. China has poured billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and eventually sending humans …

China launches mission to bring back material from moon
4 years, 1 month ago

China launches mission to bring back material from moon

India TV News  

China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally. The technical complexity of Chang’e 5, with its four components, makes it “remarkable in many ways,” …

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