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The main goal of the mission is search for life signatures. In 2024, scientists identified 51 potential landing sites in line with the missions current engineering constraints ( altitudes less than −3 km, latitudes from 17°N to 30°N, slopes less than 8°, and 'rock abundance' less than 10%): 1 in Amazonis Planitia , 12 in Utopia Planitia ...
China’s historic attempt to bring samples from Mars to Earth could launch as soon as 2028, two years earlier than previously stated, according to a China National Space Administration official.
It was the first public appearance of China's Mars exploration mission. [10] On April 24, 2020, Planetary Exploration of China was formally announced by CNSA, along with the name "Tianwen" and emblem of the program. [11] The first mission of the program, the Mars mission to be carried out in 2020, was named Tianwen-1. [3]
2030 (TBD) [15] [16] Angara A5 / DM-03: Vostochny Site 1A: Roscosmos: Luna 28: Roscosmos: Selenocentric: Lunar lander Lunar sample return Sample return mission. 2030 (TBD) [17] Ariane 62: Kourou ELA-4: Arianespace: NEOMIR: ESA: Sun–Earth L 1: Near-Earth object detection Infrared astronomy Near-Earth Object Mission in the InfraRed (NEOMIR ...
The mission is designed as part of a broader set of lunar ambitions, which include China’s plans to establish an international lunar research station at the moon’s south pole by 2040.
China has unveiled plans to send astronauts to the moon by 2030, racing to join the U.S. as the only countries to put people on the moon. China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) deputy chief engineer ...
On 24 April 2024, Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), stated that the initial development of various products for China's lunar missions, including the Lanyue lander, is complete; according to Lin, mechanical and thermal articles for the lander and other mission segments have been constructed and the requisite ...
This week, China is expected to launch Chang'e-6 using the backup spacecraft from the 2020 mission, and collect soil and rocks from the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth.