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On the Month of March 2025, China, People’s Republic of China, it’s the world’s number one most important event it’s the两会 Two Sessions in which last out Ten Days straight  starting out on the 6th March 2024 ..  The Two Sessions (Chinese: 两会) is the collective term for the Chinese government’s annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which are typically both held every March at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing around the same …

During the two sessions of the One of many asspects is China-People’s Republic of China’s Space Program, also Space Sciences, Space Exploration of CNSA –China National Space Administration one of many core aspect it’s Direction..

王亞平 Wang Yaping  Colonel – Takionaut  Shenzhou 10/13 Mission internationally Known as China’s First Teacher ….  During the two sessions of 2024, Takionaut Wang Yaping aims for moonwalk, shares space station research progress and astronaut preparation mindset. Completed spacewalk in Shenzhou-13 mission, now focused on continuous training for readiness.

[ 王亚平 Wang Yaping  picks the brightest stars in space ]

Wang Yaping: Preparing for the moon landing! What preparations is she making? When will she land on the moon?

Wang Yaping: Preparing for the moon landing! What preparations is she making? When will she land on the moon? Will she be among the first Taikonauts to land on the moon?

Among the Chinese Taikonauts, Wang Yaping has always been a popular figure. During this year’s two sessions, Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping once again became the focus of media attention. When asked by reporters whether she had plans to go to the moon, she smiled and replied: “We are preparing! We are training and preparing for the moon landing!”

These brief and powerful words not only revealed Wang Yaping’s positive attitude towards future space missions, but also triggered widespread speculation among the public as to whether she would become one of the first Taikonauts to land on the moon.

After the interview video was released on CCTV.com, netizens left comments saying that it was indeed appropriate and it would not be surprising if she went! Someone said, “She should be the first to go to the moon because she is Chang’e. It would be a little less interesting if there was no Chang’e on the moon!”

Let’s first review Wang Yaping’s space experience: As an outstanding representative of China’s space industry, Wang Yaping’s space journey is full of legends. She was born in 1980 and has been yearning for the sky since she was a child. In 2001, Wang Yaping graduated from the Air Force Changchun Flight Academy and became an excellent pilot. In her flying career, she has not only accumulated rich flying experience, but also tempered her tenacious will and excellent emergency response capabilities.

In 2010, Wang Yaping was selected as one of the second batch of Chinese Taikonauts. She knows that being an astronaut is not only an honor, but also a responsibility and mission. Therefore, she sets extremely high standards for herself, constantly studies and trains, and strives to improve her professional skills and physical and mental qualities.

In 2013, Wang Yaping embarked on her first space journey. As one of the crew members of the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft, she lived in space for 15 days with her comrades Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang. During this time, she not only participated in a number of scientific experiments and technical tests, but also successfully conducted China’s first space lecture, inspiring countless young people’s love and yearning for space travel.

In 2021, Wang Yaping once again embarked on a space journey. As the commander of the Shenzhou XIII spacecraft, she stayed in the Chinese space station for 6 months with her comrades Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu. During this period, she not only completed a number of complex scientific experiments and technical verifications, but also participated in the daily maintenance and management of the space station, demonstrating the outstanding ability and professionalism of Chinese Taikonauts.

So, what preparations is she making for the moon landing? Combined with the training required for the moon landing, it probably includes the following aspects:

 1. Physical training: The lunar mission requires extremely high physical fitness of Taikonauts. Wang Yaping needs to undergo high-intensity physical training, including aerobic exercise, strength training, balance training, etc., to improve her endurance, strength and coordination. These trainings will help her cope with various complex environments and tasks on the moon.

2. Professional skills training: The lunar mission requires Taikonauts to master a number of professional skills, such as spacecraft control, scientific experiment operation, emergency response, etc. Wang Yaping needs to participate in a series of professional training courses to learn and master these skills. At the same time, she also needs to be familiar with the characteristics of the moon’s geology, climate, environment, etc., in order to better complete the scientific exploration mission.

 3. Psychological adjustment training: The space environment also places extremely high demands on the psychological quality of Taikonauts. Wang Yaping needs to undergo psychological adjustment training to learn how to maintain a positive and optimistic attitude in a long-term closed, lonely and high-pressure environment. This will help her stay calm and deal with various challenges calmly during the lunar mission.

 4. Simulation training: In order to simulate the lunar environment more realistically, Wang Yaping needs to participate in a series of simulation training. These trainings include walking, operating, and repairing tasks in a simulated lunar gravity environment, as well as geological surveys and scientific experiments on a simulated lunar surface. These trainings will help her better adapt to the lunar environment and improve the efficiency of completing tasks.

5. Teamwork training: The moon landing mission requires close cooperation and tacit coordination among Taikonauts. Wang Yaping needs to conduct a lot of teamwork training with her teammates, including mission planning, division of labor and cooperation, emergency response, etc. This will help her to form a strong fighting force with her teammates in the moon landing mission and jointly cope with various challenges.

In addition to training, Wang Yaping and other first Taikonauts who landed on the moon also needed to learn about the lunar space environment, surface environment, geological conditions of the lunar landing site, etc., that is, they needed to become experts with a deep understanding of the moon and lunar landing knowledge

For Taikonauts with multiple spaceflight experiences, the above is not difficult. Wang Yaping not only has rich spaceflight experience and professional qualities, but also has excellent physical and psychological qualities. Therefore, she is fully likely to become one of the first Taikonauts to land on the moon.

my country’s first manned lunar landing mission will most likely be completed by three Taikonauts, and Taikonauts with rich space experience will be arranged to participate. Wang Yaping is also an ideal candidate. Two men and one woman is also more reasonable in terms of gender, so the probability of her being selected is also relatively high. Wang Yaping said in an interview that she is preparing for the moon landing mission, which also means that a group of Taikonauts including her are working hard for my country’s first manned space mission. my country’s manned space engineering office has also stated that it will complete my country’s first manned space mission before 2030, which means that within the next five years, we will be able to see Chinese Taikonauts step on the moon, leaving the first important mark of the Chinese nation’s march toward the stars and the sea.

Born in January 1980, she joined the army in August 1997 and the party in May 2000, with the rank of senior colonel. He once served as the deputy commander of a certain regiment of a certain division of the Air Force Aviation Corps. He flew safely for 1,567 hours and was rated as a second-class pilot of the Air Force. In May 2010, she was selected into the second batch of Chinese astronauts. In March 2012, he was selected as a backup astronaut for the Shenzhou-9 mission. In June 2013, he carried out the Shenzhou 10 mission; in December 2019, he was selected as the crew of the Shenzhou 13 mission Representative to the 13th National People’s Congress, China Aerospace Charity Ambassador In June 2013, she carried out the Shenzhou-10 mission, which lasted 15 days, and became China’s first space teacher. From October 2021 to April 2022, the Shenzhou 13 mission was carried out, which lasted 183 days, and a total of three space lectures were conducted China’s first female astronaut to station on the space station and first to conduct extravehicular activities

Wang Yaping: Ready to go to space at any time, hoping to achieve a moonwalk. Wang Yaping introduced that Tiangong- China’s space station has implemented more than 150 space science research and application projects in batches in orbit. For Takionauts, there are only two states: flying and preparing to fly. Wang Yaping said that in the Shenzhou 13 mission, she has already completed a spacewalk, and after returning, she has started new normalized training, hoping to maintain a better state and be ready at any time…

[Wang Yaping: Ready to go to space at any time, hoping to have the opportunity to walk on the moon] China, full of vitality, has entered the “Two Sessions Time”. Last year, Wang Yaping was elected as a member of the new National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Recently, while attending the meeting in Beijing, she accepted a live broadcast from CCTV News’ “One Year Plan to Watch the Two Sessions

Source: CCTV.com March 5 video report: “Wang Yaping said in an interview that she is preparing for the moon landing”

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On China, People’s Republic of China commercial space industry gets off to a good start in 2025 At 18:11 on January 20, 2025, China successfully launched Yunyao-1 37 to 40 satellites using the Ceres-1 (Yao 16) carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China..   The satellites entered the planned orbit smoothly and the launch mission was a complete success. The mission also carried and launched the Jitianxing A-05 satellite.

At 18:11 Beijing time on January 20, 2025, Galaxy Power Aerospace successfully launched Ceres-1 (Yao 16) carrier rocket (mission code: On Your Shoulders) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending 5 satellites, including Yunyao-1 37-40 and Jitianxing A-05, into a 535km sun-synchronous orbit.

The four satellites, Weibo Member Satellite (Yunyao-1 37), Kaiwu Constellation Jinding Test Satellite (Yunyao-1 38), Huaqing Haifeng Satellite (Yunyao-1 39), and Yunyao-1 40, have the same technical status and are all equipped with GNSS occultation payloads. The atmospheric temperature, humidity, pressure, and ionospheric electron density products can be obtained by inverting GNSS occultation data. They have broad application prospects and application value in meteorological observation, Kaiwu Interstellar Mine Network Demonstration Scenario Verification, and AIGE Future Mine Provides Comprehensive Data Support and Technical Services.

Jitianxing A-05 is equipped with a hyperspectral camera payload to obtain remote sensing images, which can be applied to ecological environment, industrial emissions, gas leaks, agricultural monitoring, mineral exploration, environmental monitoring, forest management, urban planning and other fields.



As of today, Ceres-1 has successfully completed 16 launches, sending 63 satellites into the predetermined orbit. It is the commercial launch vehicle with the most launches and the highest success rate in the private sector. The Ceres-1 (Yao 16) carrier rocket launched this time is the first carrier rocket manufactured and assembled by Galaxy Aerospace’s new generation solid aircraft research and development and production base in Ziyang, Sichuan. It is also the first “Sichuan-made” private commercial carrier rocket. At present, the base has completed the final assembly and testing of the subsequent three Ceres series rockets. This

mission also carried SPACE MOLLY 100%, an explorer of parallel universes designed by Galaxy Power and POP MART, a leading domestic trendy culture and entertainment brand. Through the deep integration of science and technology and art, the two parties demonstrated mankind’s awe of the universe and the courage and innovative spirit to explore the unknown world.

This launch was also strongly supported by functional film production supplier Aerospace Shanyou, Weibo members, and In Space Aerospace Technology Research Institute.

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时空道宇科技 Space Time Daoyu Technology – Zhejiang Spacetime Daoyu Technology Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Spacetime Daoyu Technology Co., Ltd. Geely GeeSpace  is Located  10th Floor, Building 1, Xinglian Technology Park, No. 1535 Hongmei Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai Ultra Mega City, China, People’s Republic of China. ..  Is a technology innovation enterprise strategically invested by Geely. Founded in 2018, it is committed to becoming a global leading AICT infrastructure and application solution provider. SpaceSpace is a technology innovation company under Geely Holding Group. It was founded in 2018 and is committed to becoming a global leading provider of aerospace information and communication infrastructure and application solutions. SpaceSpace is committed to promoting the commercialization and upgrading of China’s satellite industry chain and the commercialization and application of China’s aerospace technology.

SpaceTime Aerospace focuses on constellation business, satellite manufacturing, and satellite application fields, providing highly competitive, safe and reliable products and services. In the field of satellite manufacturing, through self-developed general-purpose satellite platforms of various scales, as well as low-cost, highly reliable satellites and supply chain products, one-stop in-orbit delivery from satellite development to satellite mass production AIT is achieved. In the field of satellite applications, SpaceTime Aerospace provides global medium- and low-speed satellite communication services, satellite-based high-precision positioning services, and satellite remote sensing AI services through future travel constellations and its own ground systems. It deeply integrates aerospace technology with automobile manufacturing, future travel, and artificial intelligence, and cooperates with ecological partners in an open manner to continuously create value for customers and build a new generation of aerospace digital economy.

Through the construction of the future travel constellation, Spacetime Daoyu will create a “future travel” ecosystem with full coverage, combining multi-dimensional carriers such as automobiles and consumer electronics products to empower smart travel, unmanned systems, smart cities and other fields, and create a future travel technology ecosystem.

On August 17, CCTV’s “Dialogue” interviewed Wang Yang, CEO of Zhongkong Daoyu. The following is the transcript of the conversation.

Host: Mr. Wang, this satellite on the screen is your target, right?

Wang Yang: Yes. What we are doing is to send satellites into space and build a global low-orbit communication constellation. We are currently launching 72 satellites into a 600-kilometer low-altitude orbit. After these 72 satellites are deployed, they can provide satellite network signal coverage anywhere in the world except the North and South Poles.

Host: What is the difference between this low-orbit satellite and an ordinary satellite?

Wang Yang: For example, the live broadcast signals of the current Paris Olympics are generally transmitted via high-orbit satellites. From the surface of the earth, there is a geosynchronous orbit about 36,000 kilometers above the earth, and three high-orbit satellites can cover the entire surface of the earth. However, with the development of technology, we have found that satellites can play a greater role in the low-orbit area of ​​300 to more than 1,000 kilometers. For example, it may take 240 milliseconds of delay to communicate with a high-orbit satellite, but it only takes 20 milliseconds to communicate with a low-orbit satellite. The overall transmission efficiency and delay of a low-orbit satellite are even better than those of ground optical fibers. At the same time, it can cover places that our ground base stations cannot cover.

Host: Mr. Wang, you just said that three high-orbit satellites can cover the world, so is it necessary for us to build 72 (low-orbit satellites)?

Wang Yang: It is precisely because the cost of high-orbit satellites is too high. We need at least 1 billion RMB to build a high-orbit satellite, and its launch cost is also very expensive. If it is a low-orbit satellite, its price will drop by one or two orders of magnitude, and it is safer. The failure of any satellite will not affect the reliability of the entire communication. The capacity of low-orbit satellites will be larger and the speed will be faster. One of the problems we often encountered before is that the human ground network is so perfect, with optical fiber, base stations, and core networks. The ground network it has established can even provide network signals at the base camp in the Himalayas. But the real situation is that 94% of the world has no signal coverage. In the world, our understanding of the blue planet is still far from enough.

Host: Is it worth it for us to spend money to provide radio signals to places where there are not many people?

Wang Yang: This should be an inevitable trend. Humans will continue to expand the boundaries of space, such as conquering uninhabited areas, and even going beyond the Earth to travel to the stars. With satellites, whether our friends are in the desert, on the island farthest from the mainland, or even traveling in the future, our mobile phones, cars, and aircraft can all be connected to data everywhere.

Host: When will we be able to achieve the goal of launching 72 satellites?

Wang Yang: We should be able to complete the deployment of 72 satellites in about 12 months. (After the deployment of the third-orbit satellite is completed) we will provide commercial services to the world. In fact, we have reached a stage where applications are being put into practice.

Host: (Compared to the long cycle of other future industries) Yours only takes one year?

Wang Yang: Actually not. We have experienced 10 years of continuous entrepreneurship, and most of our team members have accumulated nearly 20 years of experience in the entire aerospace field.

Host: Do you have any longer-term goals?

Wang Yang: In the second phase, we will focus on the establishment of a low-orbit communication constellation of 300 satellites. The low-orbit space is already very crowded, with more than 6,000 Starlink satellites operating at 300 to 500 kilometers, so it is urgent to occupy the frequency and orbit positions in the entire space.

Host: We have the impression that artificial satellite technology is relatively mature. Are there any scientific shortcomings in your field that need to be addressed?

Wang Yang: In fact, aerospace itself is a system engineering, not a theoretical study. For example, the theoretical system of all the aircraft designs we are involved in now was very complete 100 years ago, and the current engineering cycle is just different.

Host: If you want to widen the gap with your peers, do you need to build a moat in certain areas?

Wang Yang: This is indeed necessary. We have established our own moat in the layout of the industrial chain of commercial aerospace and the commercialization of the landing. The landing of large-scale commercial applications has always been a difficulty in the development of commercial aerospace companies. We have taken the lead in achieving breakthroughs in this regard. I brought a self-developed satellite communication chip, which uses the industry-leading 22nm process. This chip is actually used in our current mobile phones. We have launched a constellation of low-orbit communication satellites for satellite communications. How do we use it on the ground and how do we demodulate our signals? We will implant this 4mm chip into existing mobile phones, and use the mobile phone antenna to transmit satellite data.

Host: It sounds like our goals are very ambitious. Can other industries or other supporting facilities keep up? Are they too advanced?

Wang Yang: I think what we are doing now is actually achievable based on China’s entire industrial foundation. Our team used to have many people from the national team, as well as some experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At the beginning of the business, we repeatedly reminded ourselves that the probability of scientists dying in entrepreneurship is extremely high, and it may even be a disaster to some extent. Therefore, when we consider the entire business rhythm, it must be consistent with the underlying logic of commercialization.

Back to the information and communication industry, it is actually very clear. Since the beginning of 2000, the 3G era has come, and at that time we had mobile Internet. In the last decade, the 4G era came, and we have the current digital economy era. So what is this decade? We see China’s 5G and the United States’ Starlink. The information and communication industry will definitely be able to achieve full coverage from 5G to 6G, meeting all our human travel requirements from the surface to low altitude and then to space. Of course, I think 8G should be the era of interstellar immigration. We will have network signals all the way from here to Mars, and it will become a reality.

Moderator: Capital participation requires a valuation and calculation. Can you give us a calculation for the field you are engaged in? How much money do you think it will cost based on the future development potential and the technology we have invested in?

Wang Yang: We have invested billions in research and development in the past six years. In our industry, whether it is a rocket company, a satellite company, or now a more advanced constellation networking company, its valuation will definitely exceed 10 billion.

Host: Regarding policies, what kind of policy soil is needed to plan for future industries?

Wang Yang: Considering the characteristics of low-orbit communication constellations in commercial aerospace, I think we should encourage the globalization of China’s commercial aerospace in the foreign trade sector, that is, the “going global” of the entire technology products and services. We look forward to the introduction of some national standards in this regard. We used to study some Western industry-university-research behaviors. In China’s system, from districts, cities, provinces to the country, the entire industrial policy support and innovation encouragement for each industry are very complete, but in fact, the real technology will eventually fall on commercial realization. This should be the government holding the baton, and then through the market economy, that is, the role of leading enterprises, to drive the innovation of engineering and original technology. This is actually a logical cycle. If we only mention one end, this matter will definitely be biased.

Host: What will our lives be like when this field develops to a mature stage?

Wang Yang: Let me make a creative summary. I believe that humans will always have the need to communicate with the outside world in the social system, so the implementation of all technologies and engineering around human communication will continue to develop iteratively. Like what we are doing in aerospace now, no matter where humans are now or where humans will explore in the future, we will ensure that there is network connection and communication methods. This is my wish.

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2024 is another year of progress for China, People’s Republic of China China’s space industry, with about 100 orbital launches planned for the whole year. At the same time, many rocket models will have their first flights this year, and the national team’s “Long March” series of rockets will also have their first flights, including the “Long March 6C” (already launched), “Long March 12” and “Long March 8A”. The “Long March 12” is the most special one among them, and it will be the first carrier rocket with a diameter of 3.8 meters among the “Long March” rockets.

China’s most powerful single-core rocket for low-orbit transport…

The Long March 12 (LM-12/CZ-12) is a new generation of carrier rocket developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is a medium-sized cryogenic liquid carrier rocket with a two-stage tandem configuration. The first and second stages are all powered by liquid oxygen-kerosene engines. The rocket was originally the Eighth Academy’s bid for a new generation of manned carrier rockets, and was later renamed XLV20. The original 5CBC configuration (5 cores in parallel for the takeoff stage) was changed to a single core stage configuration.

The first stage of the Long March 12 has four main engines

The first stage of the Long March 12 is equipped with four YF-100K liquid oxygen/kerosene engines, using an oxygen-rich staged combustion cycle, using pump-back swing, supporting bidirectional swing of ±8 degrees, and a thrust adjustment range of 65%~105%. The sea level thrust of a single engine is about 128 tons (1250 kN), and the sea level specific impulse is 301.84 seconds. The second stage is equipped with two YF-115 liquid oxygen/kerosene engines, using an oxygen-rich staged combustion cycle, supporting bidirectional swing of ±4 degrees, a thrust adjustment range of 80%~100%, a vacuum thrust of about 18 tons (180 kN), and a vacuum specific impulse of about 342 seconds.

“Long March 12” joint archery practice (Photo source: Weibo 
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The Long March 12 rocket is 59 meters high, with a first and second stage diameter of 3.8 meters. It can be equipped with optional fairings with diameters of 4.2 meters and 5.2 meters. It has a takeoff mass of 433 tons and a maximum takeoff thrust of about 510 tons (5,000 kilonewtons). The rocket has a carrying capacity of no less than 10 tons in a low-Earth orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 300 kilometers and a carrying capacity of no less than 6 tons in a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 700 kilometers.

The Long March XII rocket is the first 3.8-meter-diameter model of the Long March rocket. It will also become China’s single-core-stage carrier rocket with the largest takeoff mass and the strongest low-orbit carrying capacity in service.

The first flight of the YF-100K engine!

On April 28, 2024, the YF-100K liquid oxygen-kerosene engine developed by the Sixth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation completed a four-engine parallel ignition test. The total thrust of the engine exceeded 500 tons. This was the first large-thrust liquid oxygen-kerosene engine four-engine parallel ignition test, and the four-engine parallel scheme was fully verified.

YF-100K test run picture

The YF-100K was born with the proposal of China’s manned lunar landing plan and the need to demonstrate the new generation of manned carrier rockets. It is based on the improvement and optimization of the YF-100. This engine is the main power of China’s new generation of manned carrier rocket “Long March 10”. It adopts pump back swing. Compared with the YF-100 in use, it has the advantages of small mass eccentricity, small swing envelope, and easy layout of swing components.

The maiden flight of the Long March 12 rocket is also the maiden flight of the YF-100K engine, which will test its performance in actual launches and accumulate flight samples for the main power of the Long March 10 takeoff stage. At the same time, the YF-100K will pave the way for the improvement and upgrading of the new generation of carrier rockets currently in service, such as the Long March 5, whose four boosters are equipped with a total of 8 YF-100 engines. By replacing them with the YF-100K engines with better performance, the rocket will further release its already powerful carrying capacity.

Joint archery training of Long March XII

China’s Hainan commercial space launch site launches first rocket

It is expected that in August 2024, the Long March 12 (Yao-1) carrier rocket will carry out its maiden flight at the No. 2 station of the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center in China, and China’s new generation of carrier rockets will welcome a new member. At the same time, this is also the first rocket launch of the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center, which means that China’s first commercial space launch center has officially been put into use.

In addition to launching from Hainan Commercial Aircraft Corporation, the Long March 12 can also be transported by rail to a land launch site to carry out launch missions, which will help the rocket quickly form a batch launch capability, support launches into sun-synchronous orbits and low-Earth orbits, and be used for low-orbit satellite constellation launch missions such as StarNet.

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嫦娥六号  Change’ Six  CNSA China National Space Administration….  China’s Lunar Sample Lunar Return Mission  successfully returned home! ……At 14:07 Beijing Time  on June 25, 2024, the Chang’e 6 returner landed accurately in the designated area of ​​Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China.  and worked normally, marking the complete success of the Chang’e 6 lunar exploration mission and the world’s first return of samples from the back of the moon

Returning to Earth today! 嫦娥六号 Completed orbital return unlocking and separation] At about 13:22, the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center injected high-precision navigation parameters into the Chang’e 6 orbiter and returner combination through the ground tracking and control station. After that, the orbiter and returner were normally unlocked and separated at an altitude of about 5,000 kilometers above the South Atlantic sea level, and the orbiter completed the orbital avoidance manoeuvre as planned….

嫦娥六号  successfully returned home! …….Today, the Chang’e 6 returner landed accurately in the designated area of ​​Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, and worked normally, marking the complete success of the Chang’e 6 lunar exploration mission and the world’s first return of samples from the back of the moon…

At 17:27 on May 3rd Friday 2024  Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration, the Chang’e-6 probe was successfully launched by the Long March 5 Yao-8 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province,  China, People’s Republic of China., and accurately entered the Earth-moon transfer orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. The Chang’e-6 probe has embarked on the world’s first return journey for sampling from the far side of the moon. The pre-selected landing and sampling area is the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon.

[ Chang’e 6 completes sampling and ascender takes off from the far side of the moon and enters the scheduled lunar orbit]

According to the National Space Administration, at  4th June 2024 7:38 Beijing time today, the Chang’e 6 ascender carrying lunar samples took off from the far side of the moon. After the 3000N engine worked for about 6 minutes, it successfully sent the ascender into the scheduled lunar orbit. From


[Xi Jinping sent a message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission to congratulate the successful completion of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission]

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 25 (Xinhua) Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission to congratulate the successful completion of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission. The full text of the congratulatory message is as follows:

All comrades in the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission command and participating in the mission:

I am glad to hear that the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission has achieved a complete success. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, I extend my warm congratulations and sincere greetings to you!

Chang’e-6 achieved the first return of samples from the back of the moon in human history, which is another landmark achievement in China’s construction of a space power and a science and technology power. Over the past 20 years, all comrades involved in the development and construction of the lunar exploration project have carried forward the spirit of lunar exploration, bravely climbed the peak of science and technology, achieved major achievements that have attracted worldwide attention, and embarked on a high-quality and high-efficiency lunar exploration path. The outstanding contributions you have made will be remembered forever by the motherland and the people!

I hope you will seize the opportunity, carefully carry out scientific research on lunar samples, continue to implement major aerospace projects such as deep space exploration, strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, and move forward courageously towards the goal of becoming a space power. Make new contributions to exploring the mysteries of the universe and enhancing human well-being, and make new contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a powerful country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization!

Xi Jinping

June 25, 2024

At 14:07 on June 25, 2024, the Chang’e-6 returner accurately landed in the predetermined area of ​​Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia and worked normally, marking the complete success of the Chang’e-6 mission of the lunar exploration project and achieving the world’s first return of samples from the back of the moon. At about 13:20, the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center injected high-precision navigation parameters into the Chang’e-6 orbiter and returner combination through the ground measurement and control station. After that, the orbiter and returner unlocked and separated normally at about 5,000 kilometers above sea level in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the orbiter completed the orbit avoidance manoeuvre as planned. At about 13:41, the Chang’e-6 returner entered the Earth’s atmosphere for the first time over the Atlantic Ocean at a height of about 120 kilometers above the ground at a high speed close to the second cosmic speed (about 11.2 kilometers/second), and implemented its first aerodynamic deceleration. .

After descending to a predetermined altitude, the returner jumped upwards out of the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, and began to glide down after reaching the highest point. After that, the returner re-enters the atmosphere and implements secondary aerodynamic deceleration. When it drops to an altitude of about 20 kilometers above the ground, the returner switches to the parachute opening attitude. At an altitude of about 10 kilometers, the return vehicle opened its parachute, completed the final deceleration and maintained a stable attitude, and then landed smoothly in the predetermined area. The launch site and recovery system technicians responsible for the search and recovery mission conduct returner searches based on the location information and action paths reported by the Beijing Center, discover the target in a timely manner, confirm that the returner status is normal, and carry out recovery work in an orderly manner as planned. After the final Chang’e-6 returner completes necessary ground processing, it will be airlifted to Beijing to open the cabin and remove the sample container and cargo. The National Space Administration will choose an opportunity to hold a handover ceremony to formally hand over lunar samples to the ground application system, and will subsequently carry out work related to sample storage, analysis and research. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China on May 3 and entered the Earth-moon transfer orbit. After orbit correction and near-lunar braking, the probe successfully entered a lunar orbit. After that, the probe experienced the separation of the lander and ascender assembly, and the orbiter and returner assembly. With the support of the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, the lander and ascender assembly carried out orbital descent and powered descent around the moon.

 On June 2, it accurately landed in the pre-selected area of ​​the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon and carried out sampling work. On June 4, the ascender was ignited for takeoff and accurately entered orbit. On June 6, it completed the rendezvous and docking with the orbiter and returner assembly and sample transfer. After that, it separated from the orbiter and returner assembly as planned and was controlled. The moon falls. After that, the orbiter and returner combination experienced 13 days of waiting around the moon. After completing two lunar-Earth transfer incidences and one orbit correction, the returner separated from the orbiter on June 25 and carried heavy samples from the back of the moon. Return to Earth. After the Queqiao-2 relay satellite successfully completes the Chang’e-6 mission, it will choose an opportunity to carry out scientific detection missions. The extreme ultraviolet camera, array neutral atom imager and Earth-Moon Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) test system it carries will Collecting scientific data from the moon and deep space…

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