China’s new Moon mission is about to launch, and it’s a rare example of countries working together

Thu, 30 May 2024 19:20:32 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/chinas-new-moon-mission-is-about-to-launch-and-its-a-rare-example-of-countries-working-together-229122>

"All systems are “go” for tonight’s launch of China’s next step in a carefully
planned lunar exploration program. Placed on top of a powerful Long March 5
rocket, the Chang'e 6 mission is due to lift off from the Wenchang Space Launch
Site on southern Hainan Island at 7:30pm AEST.

It aims to deliver several “firsts” in the increasingly crowded and competitive
arena of Moon exploration.

Chang'e 6 will be only the second mission to land on the lunar far side, after
Chang'e 4 successfully touched down first in 2019.

It’s the latest mission in China’s successful and long-running lunar
exploration program, aimed at proving new technological advances with each
mission. And this time, it’s also an inspiring feat of international
collaboration."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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