China aims to launch Chang’e-6 lunar probe around 2024
China aims to launch the Chang’e-6 probe to collect samples in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon around 2024, said a space expert on Saturday.
Hu Hao, the chief designer of the third stage of China’s lunar exploration program, told the China Space Conference, held in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, that detailed designing on the mission is in progress.
China launched the Chang’e-5 probe in 2020, successfully bringing home 1,731 grams of moon samples.
As the backup of the Chang’e-5 mission, the Chang’e-6 mission would also collect lunar samples automatically for comprehensive analysis and research.
The China National Space Administration has invited scientists around the world to participate in the program, offering to carry solicited payloads.
Four payloads developed by scientists from France, Sweden, Italy, Russia and China have been preliminarily selected. After the detailed plan of the Chang’e-6 mission comes out, the payloads will be finally determined, said Hu.
China will carry out lunar resource exploration, scientific research and technological experiments in the Chang’e-6, Chang’e-7 and Chang’e-8 missions, aiming to build a prototype scientific research station on the moon by 2030, Hu added.
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T. C. Clark
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What are the Chinese up to on the moon? Looking for any valuable resources? These missions are expensive and mining on the moon would be very expensive…they are just being sure that they are not missing any opportunity?
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Brian James
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They were first to ever land on the dark side of the moon!.
Jan 3, 2019 China Is The First To Land On The Dark Side Of The Moon
For the first time in history, a space mission has touched down on the far side of the moon. China’s Chang’e-4 probe landed in the oldest and deepest basin on the moon’s surface.
https://youtu.be/JWlxoU5DpLk
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aaron
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and the beat goes on ……..
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