Sydney: China is now going to write such a history on the moon, which no other country could even think of till now. China is “ready” for launch tonight with all systems in place for the next phase of its carefully planned lunar exploration program under its Chang’e-6 mission. Mounted atop China’s powerful Long March 5 rocket, the Chang’e 6 mission is scheduled to launch at 7:30 pm (AEST) from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on southern Hainan Island. It aims to be among the many missions exploring the Moon and to be the first in a competitive field.
Let us tell you that after the successful landing of Chang’e 4 for the first time in 2019, Chang’e 6 will be only the second mission of China to land on the far side of the Moon. It is the latest mission in China’s successful and long-running lunar exploration program, which aims to prove new technological advancements with each mission. This time, it is also an inspiring achievement of international cooperation. What’s on the far side of the Moon? The spacecraft was originally built as a backup to a previous mission – Chang’e 5 – which successfully returned 1.73 kilograms of lunar regolith (soil) from a near-moon landing in 2020. However, the parameters of the Chang’e 6 mission are more ambitious and scientifically associated with greater anticipation. It is also a complex mission.
China will reach the moon where no one has been able to reach
China for the first time successfully launched a lunar exploration mission on Friday aimed at collecting samples from the far side of the moon and bringing them to Earth for scientific study. This entire mission is of 53 days. According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Chang’e-6 mission will collect samples from the far side of the moon that never faces Earth and return them to Earth. This is being done for the first time in the history of human exploration on the Moon. The ‘Chang’ lunar probe is named after a goddess found in Chinese myths. The far side of the Moon cannot be seen from Earth. An hour after launch, an official announced that the launch of Chang’e-6 was a complete success.
This is the objective of the mission
China’s lunar mission was launched using the Long March-5 Y8 rocket. This rocket was launched from the Wenchang space launch site located on the coast of Henan province of China. According to CNSA, Chang’e-6 has four instruments – “orbiter, lander, ascender and re-entry module”. Through this mission, after collecting samples of dust and rocks on the Moon, the ascender will deliver them to the orbiter, which will transfer the samples to the re-entry module. After this, this module will bring these samples to Earth.
CNSA had earlier said that the mission aims to achieve breakthroughs in key technologies such as collecting samples in an automated manner and then returning them to the far side of the moon. CNSA has announced that scientific instruments from France, Italy and European Space Agency/Sweden will be on the Chang’e 6 lander and a Pakistani instrument will be on the orbiter. This is the first time that China has included an orbiter from its friendly country Pakistan in its lunar mission. (Language)
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