Beijing. China (ANTARA) – China will advance the fourth phase of its Lunar exploration program this year, including a planned mission to return two kilograms of samples from the far side of the Moon to Earth, Wu Weiren, chief designer of the country’s Lunar exploration program, said Monday (6/2) ).
Wu said that China will continue its research on the Moon through the Chang’e-6, Chang’e-7 and Chang’e-8 missions. The Chang’e-6 mission is scheduled to carry out the task of returning samples, while the Chang’e-7 mission will involve landing on the Moon’s south pole and the detection of water resources.
The Chang’e-8 mission will be launched around 2028 and collaborate with Chang’e-7 to build a basic model of a scientific research station at the south pole of the Moon, including various exploration instruments such as the orbiter, lander, probe. explorers (rovers), and flying vehicles, said Wu.
Chang’e-5, launched in 2020, is China’s newest Moon mission. The Chang’e-5 mission has collected a total of 1,731 grams of soil samples from the near side of the Moon, Xinhua reported[Tuesday[Selasa
