Chang'e 3 prelaunch through lunar orbit insertion, Lander instruments, capability, development, testing, launch |
Chang'e 3 prelaunch through lunar orbit insertion, Lander instruments, capability, development, testing, launch |
Mar 3 2009, 06:27 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Udon Thani Member No.: 4185 |
According to moondaily.com China plans a (unmanned) moonlanding for 2013.
The article contains an image of a sample-return probe taking off from the moon which indeed looks a lot like a (Soviet) Y8E derived vehicle. If this is true, my earlier remark here that this landingsite might be selected for its option to fly a direct ascent trajectory back to earth seems to make sense, they might indeed be planning to attempt a sample-return mission with a moonlanding in the vicinity of the present crash-site. Regards, Geert. |
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Oct 27 2013, 01:35 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 12-October 05 From: Beijing Member No.: 526 |
Lunar rover naming contest phase 1 of 4 completed. The top 10 candidates are:
* Yutu (Jade Rabbit) * Tansuo (Explorer/Exploring) * Lanyue ("Pull the Moon into one's arm") * Qianxuesen (aka Tsien Hsue-shen) * Zhuimeng (Chasing Dream) * Xunmeng (Seeking Dream) * Zhuiyue (Chasing the Moon) * Mengxiang (Dream) * Shiming (Mission) * Qianjin (Forward) Phase 2 will choose three names from these ten. Vote at http://www.xinhuanet.com/forum/zt2013/yqctp/index.htm until October 31. |
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