China launches the Lunar lander

At 1:30 (local time) on December 2 at the Central Station of the Xishang Satellite, Sichuan Province, with Changzheng 3B boosters, China launched the Hang Nga 3 spacecraft with a mission of reference. Field observation of the Moon's surface.

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It is expected that after about 15 days of flight, Hang Nga 3 - the first Lunar lander launched in the 21st century, will land carrying the self-propelled Rabbit Ngoc on the surface of the Moon to carry out the task. scientific research case.

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According to a press spokesman for the China Defense Science Industry Bureau, the Hang Nga 3 ship will carry out three major construction objectives and three Moon science exploration missions.

In particular, three major construction objectives are: soft landing on the moon surface, exploration of the moon's surface, remote control and monitoring and control of space communication, improving technical level aerospace research to manufacture soft tonic probes and moon probes, build ground space station to build a basic system of moon aerial exploration projects.

Three tasks of scientific exploration are topographic survey and moon geological structure investigating the physical composition and resources that can be used on the moon to explore the Plasma class of the Earth and observing optical astronomy. Moon.

If all goes as planned, Chang Er 3 will land on the Moon in mid-December, making China the third country in the world to successfully implement the landings of the Moon exploration, after the US and Lien. The former Soviet Union. It will also be the first time that China has taken a spacecraft to land on a surface outside of Earth.

Chinese scientists are currently studying the possibility of bringing people to the Moon after 2020.