Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions
4 years ago

Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions

Hindustan Times  

Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang’e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top space program official said Thursday. China’s next three lunar missions are on track, along with programs for returning samples from Mars and exploring asteroids and the planet Jupiter, Deputy Chief Commander of the China Lunar Exploration Program Wu Yanhua said. “Exploring the truth of the universe is just beginning,” Wu said at a news conference held hours after the Chang’e 5′s capsule parachuted to a landing in Inner Mongolia carrying the first lunar samples to be brought to Earth in more than 40 years. The mission achieved firsts for China’s lunar exploration program in collecting samples, launching a vehicle from the moon’s surface and docking it with the capsule to transfer the samples for their voyage to Earth, the China National Space Administration said in a statement issued following the landing.

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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 …

Rare Talks: Moon Rock Exchange Sparks Hope for Space Diplomacy Between US and China
2 months ago

Rare Talks: Moon Rock Exchange Sparks Hope for Space Diplomacy Between US and China

Hindustan Times  

NASA and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to let American scientists analyze rocks retrieved by China from the moon. The missions demonstrated China's growing prowess in space, and the discussions on access to the rocks are among a handful of ongoing exchanges between the United States and China on space issues.

Xi hails nation's landmark space efforts
3 months ago

Xi hails nation's landmark space efforts

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping greets representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e 6 lunar mission, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech in …

Xi hails nation's landmark space efforts
3 months ago

Xi hails nation's landmark space efforts

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping greets representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e 6 lunar mission, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech in …

Chang'e 6 mission sparks hopes for Sino-US space collaboration
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chang'e 6 mission sparks hopes for Sino-US space collaboration

China Daily  

By Lia Zhu in San Francisco | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-28 07:27 China's historic feat of successfully retrieving the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon has ignited discussions about the United States' approach to exclude China from space projects, with experts emphasizing that the US should focus on inclusion rather than exclusion. "Prior to the Chang'e …

China's lunar mission generates hope for collaboration with US
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China's lunar mission generates hope for collaboration with US

China Daily  

This photo taken on June 25, 2024 shows the retrieval site of the return capsule of the Chang'e 6 probe in Siziwang Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. "Prior to the Chang'e-6 mission, China published the world's first high-definition lunar geologic atlas to, among other goals, facilitate scientists' identification of a proper site for a potential lunar station. "Despite …

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 …

Nothing unilateral about the moon and stars
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nothing unilateral about the moon and stars

China Daily  

This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 2, 2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e 6 probe before landing on the far side of the moon. In other words, by sending Chang'e 6 to collect soil samples from the basin, China is widening mankind's knowledge horizon vis-a-vis the moon and the solar system. Instead …

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 lifts off from far side of Moon with rock samples
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s Chang’e-6 lifts off from far side of Moon with rock samples

Al Jazeera  

Probe’s successful departure from the Moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the Moon. A Chinese spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth, according to state media. The Xinhua …

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

Raw Story  

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday — the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme. The Chang’e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, Xinhua said, citing the China National Space Administration. …

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon's far side
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on moon's far side

The Hindu  

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on June 2 to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration …

China lands Chang’e-6 spacecraft to far side of Moon
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China lands Chang’e-6 spacecraft to far side of Moon

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the US in a race to send people back to the lunar surface for the first time in more than half a century. A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, boosting the nation’s efforts to compete with the …

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft lands on Moon's 'hidden' side in landmark sample retrieval mission
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft lands on Moon's 'hidden' side in landmark sample retrieval mission

India TV News  

Beijing: China has landed its unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the moon in a landmark exploration mission that aims to collect the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere and provide better insights into geological and other differences between that region and the better-known near side. The Chang'e-6 craft, equipped with an array of …

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration …

Chang'e-6 is just the tip of China's ambitions for the Solar System
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chang'e-6 is just the tip of China's ambitions for the Solar System

BBC  

Chang'e-6 is just the tip of China's ambitions for the Solar System Getty Images Wall of images showing Chinese astronauts China's Chang'e-6 mission is intended to bring back lunar samples but is also a stepping stone to much more ambitious space exploration. China announced last year that it planned to launch its first crewed lunar mission before 2030, putting a …

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 …

NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why

NPR  

NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. And while NASA has done astonishing things over and over since Apollo — in recent years alone, it's flown a helicopter on Mars, smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, and begun to redefine our basic understandings of space with the James Webb Space Telescope — the glory days …

China successfully launches unmanned rocket to dark side of Moon, Pakistan’s payload tags along
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China successfully launches unmanned rocket to dark side of Moon, Pakistan’s payload tags along

Firstpost  

The 8-ton Chang’e-6 probe was launched using the Long March-5, China’s largest rocket, which took off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan. Once on the dark side of the Moon, Chang’e-6 will collect soil and rock samples, and bring them back the earth The Long March-5, China's largest rocket, launches while carrying the Chang’e-6 probe, along with payloads …

China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe — named after the Chinese mythical moon goddess — lifted off Friday at 5:27 p.m. …

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 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 …

Lunar missions exciting time for space
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lunar missions exciting time for space

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY The success after success of China's space program, with all its diverse elements for scientific exploration and technological development in what remains a risky business, is as impressive as it is exciting. More important, China's Chang'e series of lunar missions have proved amazingly successful, with the Chang'e 3 lander making the first landing on the moon way …

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 …

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 …

Chang'e 7 to carry foreign payloads
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Chang'e 7 to carry foreign payloads

China Daily  

China's Chang'e 7 robotic mission will carry six science payloads built by foreign scientists to the moon's south pole, according to the China National Space Administration. Based on the proposals' scientific objectives and engineering feasibility, six payloads submitted by six countries — Egypt, Bahrain, Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Thailand — and the International Lunar Observatory Association, were selected for Chang'e …

China's lunar missions exciting time for space exploration
7 months, 4 weeks ago

China's lunar missions exciting time for space exploration

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. This includes the completion of China's space station Tiangong, whose first major component, the core module Tianhe, was launched in April 2021 and the two major science modules, Wentian and Mengtian, …

Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?
11 months ago

Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoint lunar landing.” The milestone puts Japan in a club previously occupied by only the United States, the Soviet Union, India and China. ___ INDIA Last year, India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, where scientists believe …

As U.S. delays lunar mission, China says it will launch its own in first half of 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

As U.S. delays lunar mission, China says it will launch its own in first half of 2024

LA Times  

China’s space agency said Wednesday that its latest lunar explorer had arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year. The announcement came a day after NASA announced that it was delaying a plan to send four astronauts into orbit around the moon, pushing back the mission from late …

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year
11 months, 2 weeks ago

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s space agency said Wednesday that its latest lunar explorer had arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year. State broadcaster CCTV posted photos on its website of the unit under wraps as it was unloaded from a large cargo airplane earlier this week and then …

China offers to collaborate on lunar mission as deadlines loom
1 year, 2 months ago

China offers to collaborate on lunar mission as deadlines loom

The Hindu  

China, which aims to become a major space power by 2030, has opened up a key lunar mission to international cooperation as mission deadlines loom for setting up a permanent habitat on the south pole of the moon. China welcomes countries and international organisations on its uncrewed Chang'e-8 mission and to jointly carry out "mission-level" projects, the China National Space …

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award
1 year, 2 months ago

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have been given the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the award's certificate given to the Chinese …

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award
1 year, 2 months ago

Chang'e 5 team nabs big science award

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have been given the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the award's certificate given to the Chinese …

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics
1 year, 2 months ago

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have received the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the certificate awarded to the Chinese team, the …

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics
1 year, 2 months ago

Highest honor awarded to Chang'e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics

China Daily  

File photo: Photo provided by the China National Space Administration shows Chang'e 5 probe gathering samples on the moon on Dec 2, 2020. A group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China's Chang'e 5 robotic lunar mission have received the highest team award from the International Academy of Astronautics. On the certificate awarded to the Chinese team, the …

South Africa joins China-led space program
1 year, 3 months ago

South Africa joins China-led space program

China Daily  

South Africa has joined the International Lunar Research Station Program, an ambitious venture led by China, according to the China National Space Administration. The administration announced on Thursday that Chen Xiaodong, a Chinese diplomat to South Africa, had signed a memorandum of understanding on Sept 1 on behalf of the administration, along with Humbulani Mudau, CEO of the South African …

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race
1 year, 6 months ago

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

The Hindu  

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race. Deputy Director of the Chinese Manned Space Agency Lin Xiqiang confirmed China's goal at a news conference Monday but gave no specific date. Mr. Lin also said China plans to expand its orbiting crewed space station …

China to launch world first sample return mission from Moon’s far side
1 year, 7 months ago

China to launch world first sample return mission from Moon’s far side

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 to collect the first ever samples from the far side …

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 slams NASA claim it may take over the moon
2 years, 5 months ago

China slams NASA claim it may take over the moon

Al Jazeera  

NASA chief has said that the world should be worried China may claim the moon as its own and tell others to ‘stay out’. China has criticised warnings from the chief of NASA that claimed Beijing may take over the moon as part of a military space programme. Zhao Lijian, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, told reporters on Monday that …

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon
2 years, 5 months ago

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

India Today  

China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might "take over" the moon as part of a military programme, saying it has always called for the building of a community of nations in outer space. China made its first lunar uncrewed landing in 2013 and expects to launch rockets powerful enough …

Moon remained volcanically active longer than thought, suggest Chinese samples
3 years, 2 months ago

Moon remained volcanically active longer than thought, suggest Chinese samples

Hindustan Times  

Remnants of solidified lava brought back by a Chinese mission were 1 billion years younger than material acquired by other missions decades ago, according to an article in the journal Science, suggesting the moon cooled down later than thought. The moon rises behind the storage tanks of a local oil refinery in Omsk, Russia June 5, 2020 Samples brought back …

After Moon Probe Success, China Plans on Bringing Back Mars Soil Samples by 2030
4 years ago

After Moon Probe Success, China Plans on Bringing Back Mars Soil Samples by 2030

News 18  

China has successfully brought moon rocks to Earth by Chang’e-5 and now, it is planning to bring soil samples from Mars to Earth by 2030. A report in the Daily Mail states that the officials have confirmed that Mars is next after the successful Moon mission where samples from the surface of Earth’s natural satellite have been brought back to …

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 …

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying Moon rocks
4 years ago

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying Moon rocks

India TV News  

A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. The successful mission was the latest breakthrough for China’s increasingly ambitious space program that includes a robotic mission to Mars and plans for a permanent orbiting space station. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in a …

China’s lunar mission Chang’e returns to Earth with Moon rocks
4 years ago

China’s lunar mission Chang’e returns to Earth with Moon rocks

Al Jazeera  

China becomes only the third country to have retrieved samples from the Moon following the US and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 70s. A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early on Thursday in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. The capsule …

Lunar soil on Earth after 40 years as Chinese capsule returns with Moon rocks, samples
4 years ago

Lunar soil on Earth after 40 years as Chinese capsule returns with Moon rocks, samples

India Today  

A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. The successful mission was the latest breakthrough for China's increasingly ambitious space program that includes a robotic mission to Mars and plans for a permanent orbiting space station. The spacecraft's return marked the first time …

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
4 years ago

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks

The Hindu  

A Chinese lunar capsule has returned to Earth with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region on December 17, state media reported shortly after 2:00 a.m.. The successful mission was the latest breakthrough for …

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