China plans to build a robot station on the Moon

Chinese space experts on December 5 said that the nation's scientists are considering a plan for a robot station on the Moon.

Sputnik (Russia) quoted Chinese space industry officials as saying that the robot station could be a more complex and experimental site.

Illustration of the Moon's surface.(Photo: Sputnik).

Professor Jiao Weixin of Peking University (China) judged that the robot station could help reduce the cost of transferring rock samples from the Moon to Earth for research.

Mr. Weixin confirmed that a robot station that is permanently located on the Moon will support geographic research and is more energy-efficient than self-propelled vehicles emitted from the Earth.

Public Administration and Asset Supervision Committee of the Chinese Government Council announced on December 4 that Beijing plans to launch a rocket carrying 100 tons of objects by 2030 to support the landing program. Moon.

Accordingly, it is expected that China will launch the Chang'e-4 self-propelled ship in 2018. Next, the Chang'e-5 will be launched in the final chapter of the 3-step Moon Discovery program. trajectory, landing and returning to China. Besides, China also plans to conduct 3 other missions to study the Moon's southernmost.

China's first Mars probe is scheduled to launch in 2020 from the country's Hainan province.