NEW DELHI: China on Friday launched its Chang’e-6 lunar probe to the far side of the moon on a Long March-5 YB rocket from the Wenchang launch center located on the island province of Hainan.
The mission’s objective is to bring back samples that could give insights into the differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.
The far side of the moon is important for radio astronomy and for other scientific work. A relay satellite is required to maintain communication with the rover as the far side doesn’t face the earth.
The lander will detach from the spacecraft following orbiting the moon and will reconnect with the spacecraft after collecting the samples. The spacecraft will return to earth after 53 days.
China has landed a rover on the far side of the moon in 2019, making it the first country to achieve to do that. Following that, samples were brought back from the near side of the moon in 2020, first since the 1970s. They were further analyzed and it was discovered that they contained water in small beads within the lunar soil.
Currently, China also has a crew of three members on its orbiting space station Tiangong which was launched in 2021 and plans to send astronauts to the moon by the year 2030. Additionally, it plans to launch three Chinese lunar probe missions in the upcoming four years.
The Chang’e lunar exploration probe is named after the Chinese mythical moon goddess.
China launched its first crewed space mission in 2003, making it the third country to do so after the former Soviet Union and the US.
The mission’s objective is to bring back samples that could give insights into the differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.
The far side of the moon is important for radio astronomy and for other scientific work. A relay satellite is required to maintain communication with the rover as the far side doesn’t face the earth.
The lander will detach from the spacecraft following orbiting the moon and will reconnect with the spacecraft after collecting the samples. The spacecraft will return to earth after 53 days.
China has landed a rover on the far side of the moon in 2019, making it the first country to achieve to do that. Following that, samples were brought back from the near side of the moon in 2020, first since the 1970s. They were further analyzed and it was discovered that they contained water in small beads within the lunar soil.
Currently, China also has a crew of three members on its orbiting space station Tiangong which was launched in 2021 and plans to send astronauts to the moon by the year 2030. Additionally, it plans to launch three Chinese lunar probe missions in the upcoming four years.
The Chang’e lunar exploration probe is named after the Chinese mythical moon goddess.
China launched its first crewed space mission in 2003, making it the third country to do so after the former Soviet Union and the US.
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