China successfully launches unmanned rocket to dark side of Moon, Pakistan’s payload tags along
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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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 from France, Italy, Sweden, and Pakistan. China’s Chang’e-6 mission is set to carry payloads from various international partners, showcasing the collaborative nature of space exploration. China’s colonisation plans Chang’e-6 is part of China’s long-term plan to establish a permanent research station on the Moon, known as the International Lunar Research Station, in collaboration with Russia.

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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’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

China’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship

Wired  

When Chinese space officials unveiled the design for the country's first super heavy-lift rocket nearly a decade ago, it looked like a fairly conventional booster. And this time, the plan for the Long March 9 rocket looks almost exactly like a clone of SpaceX's Starship rocket. This Looks Familiar Based on its latest specifications, the Long March 9 rocket will …

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 …

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'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 …

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 …

Chang'e 6 mission: China launches probe to get moon's far side samples, Pakistani satellite also aboard
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chang'e 6 mission: China launches probe to get moon's far side samples, Pakistani satellite also aboard

Hindustan Times  

China launched its lunar probe, Chang'e-6, on Friday, with the objective of collecting samples from the far side of the moon. The Chinese mission also carries Pakistan's miniature satellite, ICUBE-QAMAR cubesat, developed by the Institute of Space Technology in collaboration with Shanghai University SJTU and SUPARCO. The Chang'e-6 mission aims to land in the South Pole-Aitken Basin to collect dust …

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 …

Pakistan's moon mission, aboard Chinese rocket, set for launch tomorrow
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan's moon mission, aboard Chinese rocket, set for launch tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

China is set to launch its lunar probe Chang'e-6 on Friday, aiming to collect samples from the far side of the moon. Pakistani payload will also be mounted on Chang'e 6 orbiter The Chinese mission will also carry Pakistan's miniature satellite ICUBE-QAMAR cubesat. Developed by the team at the Institute of Space Technology, in collaboration with Shanghai University SJTU and …

China set to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe, carry Pakistan's lone Moon mission
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China set to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe, carry Pakistan's lone Moon mission

India Today  

China is set to launch the Chang'e-6 lunar probe on a round trip to the Moon. The Chang'e-6 mission marks a significant step forward for China's space endeavours, as it aims to gather soil and rock samples from the far side of the Moon, a region that has remained permanently hidden from Earth's view. This mission is the first of …

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 …

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, 1 week 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 …

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 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 …

China says rocket set to crash into Moon on March 4 is not ours
2 years, 10 months ago

China says rocket set to crash into Moon on March 4 is not ours

India Today  

China on Monday denied responsibility for a rocket set to slam into the Moon, after experts said the piece of space junk likely came from Beijing's lunar exploration programme. But it is now believed to be the booster for the Chang'e 5-T1, launched in 2014 as part of the Chinese space agency's lunar exploration programme. Beijing "conscientiously upholds the long-term …

China's space dream is moving in overdrive: A Long March to the Moon, Mars and beyond
3 years, 10 months ago

China's space dream is moving in overdrive: A Long March to the Moon, Mars and beyond

Firstpost  

China is looking to finally catch up with the US and Russia after years of belatedly matching their milestones. The successful entry of China’s Tianwen-1 probe into Mars’ orbit on Wednesday underlined just how far the country has come in achieving its space dream. Here is a look at China’s space programme through the decades, and where it is headed: …

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 …

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 …

China’s space ambitions: Robot on Mars, a human on the moon
4 years ago

China’s space ambitions: Robot on Mars, a human on the moon

Live Mint  

China's landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on the lunar surface. This week's landing is “a historic step in China's cooperation with the international community in the peaceful …

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,” …

In Pictures: China’s moon mission milestone
4 years, 1 month ago

In Pictures: China’s moon mission milestone

Al Jazeera  

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 solar system. The Long March-5, China’s largest carrier rocket, blasted off at 4:30am Beijing time in a launch from Wenchang Space Launch …

China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon
4 years, 1 month ago

China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon

The Hindu  

China hailed as a success its pre-dawn launch on Tuesday of a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon in the first bid by any country to retrieve lunar surface samples since the 1970s, a mission underscoring Chinese ambitions in space. The Long March-5, China's largest carrier rocket, blasted off at 4:30 a.m. Beijing time in a launch …

China to Launch Its First Spacecraft to Moon to Collect Samples, Return to Earth
4 years, 1 month ago

China to Launch Its First Spacecraft to Moon to Collect Samples, Return to Earth

News 18  

China said on Monday that it will launch its first unmanned space mission on Tuesday to collect samples from the moon’s surface and return to earth, which its scientists say is one of the country’s most complicated and challenging space missions. The rocket, which will send the Chang’e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit, is scheduled to be launched from the …

China moves Long March-5 rocket to launch site ahead of Chang'e 5 lunar lander launch
4 years, 1 month ago

China moves Long March-5 rocket to launch site ahead of Chang'e 5 lunar lander launch

Firstpost  

Chang’e 5, scheduled to launch early next week, aims to put a lander on the moon to drill and scoop up rocks and debris to return to Earth. The Chang’e 5 mission it will carry is scheduled to launch early next week, placing a lander on the moon that will drill 2 meters beneath the surface and scoop up rocks …

China gets ready to launch Chang’e-5 mission
4 years, 1 month ago

China gets ready to launch Chang’e-5 mission

The Hindu  

China on Tuesday moved a massive rocket into place in preparation for launching a mission to bring back materials from the moon for the first time in four decades. The mission, named for the Chinese moon goddess, is among China’s most ambitious as its space program continues to build steam since it first put a man in space in 2003, …

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