China intends in 2018. send a lander on the invisible hemisphere of the moon – told Xinhua on Friday. This is to be another, the most ambitious to date, a step in the Chinese lunar research program.
Unlike visible from Earth, this hemisphere is very little known. She was already remote examined and photographed by several sent from Earth of spacecraft, but none of them attempted landing. It is precisely in this hemisphere, there are several very intriguing scientists formation.
Less than two years ago on the visible hemisphere of the Moon from Earth landed the Chinese probe Chang’e-3 with a small vehicle called Jasper Rabbit.
According to Liu Jizhong, the head of a government research facility space vehicle Chang’e-4, which will attempt a landing, is slightly larger than its predecessor and can carry a bigger load. His task will be to examine the geology invisible lunar hemisphere.
Reuter points out that the development of China’s space program is prioritized by the present Chinese leaders. The President Xi Jinping no secret that seeks to obtain China’s superpower status spaceship.
Beijing ensure that its program is a peaceful, but the US Department of Defense shows that China can use its potential in the event of a crisis.
According to Xinhua, China invited at last. the other countries to participate in the planned lunar mission. It is not known whether the invitation provoked a response.
PAP, bk
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