Meanwhile, Beijing reports that the Chinese probe Chang'e-6 has collected 1935.3 soil samples from the hidden side of the Moon
China plans to launch the Tianwen-2 mission around 2025 to explore asteroids, the Tianwen-3 mission around 2030 to collect samples from Mars and send them back to Earth, and around to carry out the Tianwen mission. -4 to explore the Jupiter system in 2030, said Bian Zhigang, deputy head of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), speaking at a press conference Thursday.
The image, taken on June 3, 2024 and sent back to Earth autonomously by a mini-rover from the combination landing and takeoff of the Chang'e-6 probe, shows this combination on the surface of the Moon. Photo by the National Space Administration of China.
He added that the three missions are part of China's planetary exploration project, which consists of a total of four missions approved by the country's government.
Among them, the first mission "Tianwen-1" has already been a complete success in 2021, and the remaining three missions are expected to be completed within the next 10 to 15 years.
Bian Zhigang noted that the country's future planetary exploration missions will focus on key scientific objectives such as studying the origin and evolution of the solar system, the impact of small celestial bodies and solar activity on Earth, and the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.
In addition, the Chang'e-7 probe will carry out a research mission in the south pole area of Earth's natural satellite, and the key mission of the Chang'e-8 probe will be to conduct technological tests on in situ lunar resource utilization.
Bian Zhigang stressed that China will work with international partners to jointly build the International Lunar Research Station and share scientific and technological achievements in lunar exploration.
Chinese probe Chang'e-6 collected 1935.3 soil samples from the hidden side of the Moon
China's Chang'e-6 probe has collected 1,935.3 grams of soil samples from the hidden side of the Moon, China's National Space Administration reported Friday.
At a ceremony in Beijing, they were handed over to Chinese research groups.
According to the plan, scientists will store and process lunar samples, then begin to study them.
Recall that the return module of the Chang'e-6 probe with the world's first soil samples collected from the hidden side of the Moon landed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on June 25.
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