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Chang'e 4 lander and the ramp designed for the Yutu-2 rover deployment. The Chang'e 4 lander and rover design was modeled after Chang'e-3 and its Yutu rover. In fact, Chang'e 4 was built as a backup to Chang'e 3, [45] and based on the experience and results from that mission, Chang'e 4 was adapted to the specifics of the new mission. [46]
Lunar lander and rover; first Chinese lunar landing, landed in Mare Imbrium with Yutu 1. Success Ongoing Queqiao 1: 20 May 2018 Long March 4C: 14 Jun 2018 - - Relay satellite located at the Earth-Moon L 2 point in order to allow communications with Chang'e 4. Success Ongoing Chang'e 4: 7 Dec 2018 Long March 3B: 12 Dec 2018 3 Jan 2019 -
'Chang'e No. 3') is a robotic lunar exploration mission operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), incorporating a robotic lander and China's first lunar rover. It was launched in December 2013 as part of the second phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. [4] [6] The mission's chief commander was Ma Xingrui. [7]
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning Beijing time, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country ...
The photo was snapped when the spacecraft was around 51 miles from the Moon's surface, but its powerful lens still manages to make out both the larger lander and the small rover as separate ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission aiming to retrieve the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar ...
The mission's lander collected 1,935.3 grams (68.27 oz) of lunar far-side material including surface soil and rocks (using a scoop) and subsurface samples (using a drill). [11] With the return capsule's re-entry back to Earth, China became the first nation to bring back samples from the far side of the Moon. [16]
The official names for both the crewed lunar lander and the next-generation crewed spacecraft, the Mengzhou (梦舟), were revealed by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on 24 February 2024. [3] [4] One possible English translation for Lanyue is Embracing the Moon while the English translation for Mengzhou can be Vessel of Dreams or Dream ...