China, which aims to become a major space power by 2030, has opened up a key lunar mission to international cooperation as mission deadlines loom for setting up a permanent habitat on the south pole of the moon.
How ready is China to put its astronauts on the Moon's surface? Operational Chinese moon bases could be operational by 2030. A China Central Television (CCTV) report recently mentioned that the country plans to put Chinese astronauts on the surface of the Moon by 2030.
How does China want to build its lunar bases by 2028? The moon may soon be home to humanity. A top scientist at Huazhong University of Science and Technology recently revealed that China wants to start building its lunar base during a mission around 2028.
19 December 2020, 4:17 am EST By
For the first time since 1976, China has brought back samples from the moon through Chang’e 5, the China lunar probe, with the soil samples carried on the lunar capsule that just recently returned to Earth this Thursday, December 17, during pre-dawn hours.
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The soil samples were freshly acquired from the moon during Chang’e 5’s first lunar mission, which lasted for 23 days, wherein the spacecraft traveled for a total of 230,000 miles.
The fresh lunar soil samples were carried on the cargo weighing more than four pounds, which landed in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region, according to the report of the China National Space Administration.
2020-12-18 17:59 By: GMW.cn
Photo taken on Dec.17, 2020 shows students learning about Chinese space missions in Guiyang. As China's three-step robotic lunar program is about to be successfully completed, teacher from primary and secondary schools in Nanming district have given classes about China's lunar program, in order to arouse students' interest in aerospace knowledge. (Zho Song/Guangming Picture)