The last preparations for the trip “behind the moon” run. The launch of the spacecraft “Chang’e 4” is planned for Friday evening German time from the spaceport in Western China Xichang, as sources confirmed in the context of the Chinese space program, the German press Agency.
Succeed in the Mission, China would be the first Nation to land on the far side of the moon. “Chang’e 4” to put a robot vehicle near the South pole of the moon where the Rover will then explore starts.
“This has never been done. It will be of importance,” said Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist of the Chinese lunar program. As in the case of the journey, the “Chang’e 3”, the first Chinese probe that put 2013 on the moon, it’ll take two weeks or a few days longer, until the “Chang’e 4” reaches the surface of the moon. The space ships of the lunar program named after the legendary Chinese Moon “Chang’e”.
The so-called bound Rotation ensures that, seen from the earth, only one side of the moon is – 41 percent of the moon’s surface are hidden. Since 59 years, is known as it looks like on the back side of the moon. On 7. October 1959, sent by the Soviet probe “Lunik 3” 29 pictures Pasgol from there.
Difficult communication
The biggest technical challenge of the Mission, the communication with the control center, according to Ouyang Ziyuan. Since the probe and Rover on the moon back in the radio shadow on the earth, China was brought in may, a transmission satellite, to serve as a Relay Station.
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On Board of the “Chang’e 4” is also a seed that should be checked, whether growing vegetables in a closed environment, power of the moon’s surface is at low.
shorten, While other Nations space programs, followed China’s ambitious plans in space. Thus, only the construction of a private space station is not planned, but also a further exploration of the moon.
After landing on the far side of the moon could possibly start in the next year a Mission of Rock back to earth. According to the Chinese plans to land up to 2030, for the first time a Chinese on the moon.
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The United States had brought between 1969 and 1972, twelve astronauts on the moon. In 1976, the Soviet probe “Luna 24 was” on the moon, 37 years later, China’s “Chang’e 3”.
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