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Chang'e 4
Dalhousie:
Mildly surprised that that nobody has mentioned the Chan'e 4 mission currently on the way to the moon for the first landing attempt since the successful Chang'e 3 landing in 2013.
Chang'e 4 will attempt a lunar far side landing and deploy a rover. There is also a relay satellite in EM-L2, Quegiao, already in place. This nice little video shows the whole mission sequence https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1071741340134850560/pu/img/kXwG9c9d_iYtGVjd?format=jpg&name=small
The launch video can be viewed at https://youtube.com/watch?v=pxU75SDWy1s
onebigmonkey:
Very much looking forward to seeing how this turns out. China will have boots on the ground before long.
bknight:
--- Quote from: onebigmonkey on December 11, 2018, 02:22:25 PM ---Very much looking forward to seeing how this turns out. China will have boots on the ground before long.
--- End quote ---
At least someone is forward looking. :(
raven:
Well, congrats to the scientists and engineers involved. I wish them all the best on this venture. I can't wait to see the results!
Peter B:
And the great thing about sending spacecraft to the Moon: you don't have to wait months or years for them to get there.
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