Chang'e 3 second lunar day of operations |
Chang'e 3 second lunar day of operations |
Jan 11 2014, 01:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
Yutu alive and well!
http://china.cnr.cn/NewsFeeds/201401/t2014...514628680.shtml |
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Jan 11 2014, 09:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 559 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
This is a secondary news source but has been reliable in the past...
Chang's 3 update - January 11 On Saturday, the sun climbed high enough as seen from Yutu to illuminate the vehicle's solar arrays and trigger the automatic wake-up of the rover. Yutu woke up from lunar night sleep mode and established communications with ground stations on Earth allowing teams to confirm that the 120-Kilogram rover was alive and in good condition. Yutu raised its mast as part of the automatic wake up sequence and teams began an inspection of the rover and its surroundings before resuming surface operations. Driving was expected to resume later on Saturday. The Chang'e 3 lander is planned to wake up from its two-week sleep on Sunday in order to resume final payload commissioning and science operations. |
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