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On October 19th Thursday 2021, the Chinese Academy of Sciences  released the latest research results of the Chang’e-5 lunar scientific research samples. A number of breakthroughs have given a new understanding of the evolution of the moon. The research results of the lunar samples of Chang’e 5 show that magma activity still existed on the moon until 2 billion years ago. The lunar mantle source area of ​​late magma activity is not rich in radioactive heat-generating elements and is very “dry”. This series of research is led by the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Astronomical Observatory, and jointly carried out by a number of research institutions. The related results have formed 4 papers, one published in the “National Science Review”, and published in the international academic journal “Nature” 3 articles.

The duration and geochemical characteristics of the lunar basalt magma are the “keys” for understanding the thermal-chemical evolution of the moon. Previous studies have confirmed that magma activity on the moon lasted at least approximately 2.8 to 3 billion years ago. However, there has been controversy in the scientific community about the exact time when the lunar magma activity ceased. The study found that the lunar sample of Chang’e 5 is a new type of lunar basalt, which is different from the lunar samples collected and returned by the United States and the Soviet Union. Researchers analyzed more than 50 uranium-rich minerals in the basalt cuttings of the Chang’e 5 lunar sample and determined that the basalt formation age was 20.30±0.04 billion years, indicating that there was still magma activity on the moon until 2 billion years ago, which is more than the limit of previous lunar samples. Magma activity has been extended for about 800 million years.

​10月19日，中国科学院发布嫦娥五号月球科研样品最新研究成果，多项突破性进展给出了对月球演化的全新认识。嫦娥五号月球样品研究结果显示，月球直到20亿年前仍存在岩浆活动，晚期岩浆活动的月幔源区并不富含放射性生热元素，而且非常“干”。该系列研究由中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所和国家天文台主导，联合多家研究机构共同开展，相关成果形成4篇论文，在《国家科学评论》发表1篇，在国际学术期刊《自然》发表3篇。

月海玄武岩浆的持续时间和地球化学特征是理解月球热-化学演化的“钥匙”。此前的研究已证实，月球岩浆活动至少持续到大约28亿至30亿年前。但对于月球岩浆活动停止的确切时间，科学界一直存在争议。研究发现，嫦娥五号月球样品为一类新的月海玄武岩，不同于美国和苏联采集返回的月球样品。科研人员对嫦娥五号月球样品玄武岩岩屑中50余颗富铀矿物进行分析，确定玄武岩形成年龄为20.30±0.04亿年，表明月球直到20亿年前仍存在岩浆活动，比以往月球样品限定的岩浆活动延长了约8亿年。

The cause of the most recent magmatic activity on the Moon has always been an unsolved mystery. At present, there are two possible explanations in the scientific community: the lunar mantle source is rich in radioactive elements to provide a heat source, or the lunar mantle is rich in water to lower its melting point. The latest study found that the lunar mantle source area of ​​the basalt from the lunar sample of Chang’e 5 is not enriched in “Krip material.” Since the “Krip material” is rich in radioactive heat-generating elements, this result proves that the radioactive heat-generating elements of the lunar mantle are not the main reason for the formation of the basalt of the Chang’e-5 lunar sample. Regarding whether the magma source area is rich in water, the research team measured the water content and hydrogen isotopic composition in the basalt of the Chang’e 5 lunar sample, and found that the water content in the lunar mantle source area was only 1 to 5 micrograms/g, which means that the lunar mantle Very “dry”. This discovery also excludes the hypothesis that the lunar mantle is rich in water and has a low melting point, resulting in an abnormally prolonged duration of magma activity in this area.

月球最晚期岩浆活动的成因一直是未解之谜，目前科学界存在两种可能的解释：月幔源区富含放射性元素以提供热源，或月幔富含水从而降低其熔点。最新研究发现，嫦娥五号月球样品玄武岩的月幔源区并不富集“克里普物质”。由于“克里普物质”富含放射性生热元素，这一结果证明月幔放射性生热元素并不是形成嫦娥五号月球样品玄武岩的主要原因。对于岩浆源区是否富含水，科研团队测定了嫦娥五号月球样品玄武岩中的水含量和氢同位素组成，发现月幔源区的水含量仅为1至5微克/克，也就是说月幔非常“干”。这一发现也排除了月幔富水而具有低熔点，导致该区域岩浆活动持续时间异常延长的猜想。

Water content and hydrogen isotopic composition of apatite and melt inclusions in the Chang’e-5 basalt sample
Backscattered scanning electron microscope image of apatite and magma inclusions in the Chang’e-5 basalt (a) A complete picture of the basalt cuttings (406-010,023) in the alloy target. The cuttings are mainly composed of olivine (Ol), It is composed of pyroxene (Px), feldspar (Pl) and ilmenite (Ilm), and a small amount of iron olivine (Fa), meteorite (Tro), spinel (Sp), apatite (Apa) and Quartz (Q). 
(B), (c) and (d) are the partial images of the cuttings respectively. 
(B) The figure shows the melt inclusion (MI) surrounded by ilmenite. 
(C) and (d) show that apatite is mainly produced in the intergranular area and is euhedral or semi-automorphic

According to the hypothesis of the origin of the big impact, the original Earth collided with a planetary planet the size of Mars, forming a “disk” composed of high-temperature magma and gas around the earth. When the temperature begins to cool, materials such as silicate first gather to form the moon (Figure 1), and water is a highly volatile material that escapes into space in a gaseous form and is lost. Therefore, the moon born in this way contains almost no water and is a nearly dry planet. The research results of the lunar samples of Chang’e 5 further provided supporting evidence for the origin and evolution of the moon, raised new scientific questions for the study of the lunar thermal evolution history, and proposed new directions for future lunar exploration and research.

We welcome domestic and foreign scientists to join the ranks of the research on these data and samples. At present, research on lunar samples is mainly carried out by domestic scientific research institutions, and foreign scientists have joined the Chinese team to carry out joint research. In the follow-up, we will issue relevant policies, uphold the principles of “equality and mutual benefit, peaceful use, and inclusive development”, expand international exchanges and cooperation, and provide more Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions, and Chinese power for the peaceful use of space and the promotion of a community with a shared future for mankind.

根据大撞击起源假说，原始地球与一个火星大小的星子碰撞，形成了一个围绕地球的、由高温岩浆和气体组成的“盘”。当温度开始冷却时，硅酸盐等物质首先聚集形成月球（图1），而水属于强挥发的物质，会以气态形式向太空逃逸而丢失。因此，这种方式诞生的月球，几乎不含水，是一个近乎干透了的星球。嫦娥五号月球样品的研究成果进一步为月球起源及演变提供了支撑证据，为月球热演化历史研究提出了新的科学问题，对未来的月球探测和研究提出了新的方向。

我们欢迎国内外科学家加入对这些数据和样品的研究行列。目前，月球样品研究主要由国内科研机构牵头开展，也有国外的科学家加入中国团队开展联合研究。后续，我们将出台相关政策，秉持“平等互利、和平利用、包容发展”的原则，扩大国际交流与合作，为人类和平利用太空、推动人类命运共同体提供更多中国智慧、中国方案、中国力量。

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On 17th December 2020 very early morning Hong Kong -Beijing Thursday, the Beijing flight control team of the CNSA China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission …..Chang’e-5 probe successfully completed China’s first extraterrestrial celestial body sampling and return mission…. At 1:59 Hong Kong –Beijing Time on December 17th early hours morning Thursday, the lunar exploration project Chang’e-5 returner successfully landed in the planned area of ​​Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, marking The mission of sampling and returning to China’s first extraterrestrial body was successfully completed.

 

At about 1 am, the Beijing Space Flight Control Center injected high-precision navigation parameters into the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination through the ground measurement and control station. After that, the orbiter and the returner were normally unlocked and separated at a height of about 5,000 kilometers above the sea level of the South Atlantic, and the orbiter completed the evasion manoeuvre as planned. At 1:33 in the morning, the Chang’e-5 returner entered the Earth’s atmosphere at a high speed close to the second cosmic speed (about 11.2 kilometers per second) at a height of about 120 kilometers above the ground, and performed the first aerodynamic deceleration. After descending to a predetermined height, the retractor jumps up out of the atmosphere and begins to glide down after reaching the highest point. After that, the returner enters the atmosphere again and performs a second aerodynamic deceleration. When descending to a height of about 10 kilometers above the ground, the retractor opened the parachute to complete the final deceleration and maintain a stable attitude, and then landed smoothly in the predetermined area. The technical personnel of the measurement, control and recovery system responsible for the search and recovery task discover the target in time and carry out the recovery work in an orderly manner.

 

 According to the plan, the recovered Chang’e-5 returner will be airlifted to Beijing to open the cabin after completing the necessary ground handling work to take out the sample container and the cargo. CNSA China National Space Administration will select the opportunity to hold a handover ceremony to officially hand over lunar samples to the ground application system. It’s is the first China- People’s Republic of China  first extraterrestrial celestial body sample storage, analysis, and research related work will also start.

During the duration of monitoring   and tracking …..Huashan, the forecast of the landing point has been issued…….At around 2 o’clock on December 17 Thursday, 2020, in the command hall of the Technical Department of the Xi’an Satellite Measurement and Control Center, tracking the progress successfully escorted the Chang’e 5, which had been traveling in space for 23 days, back to the embrace of returning to  China ! It is understood that in this mission, the Xi’an Center is mainly responsible for high-precision orbit determination, long-range guidance strategy calculation for lunar orbit rendezvous and docking, calculation of lunar ascent windows, and lunar return to landing prediction. Among them, the calculation of the long-range guidance strategy of the lunar orbital rendezvous and docking and the calculation of the lunar ascent window are the first in my country…

Also during the Duration Tracking is also Yuanwang 3 ship will escort Chang’e 5 through a term for re-entry as the “black barrier”…. When Chang’e 5 returns, it will use the “earth-moon free return orbit” landing technology commonly known as the “drift” orbit. Because it is close to the second universe speed, It will enter the black barrier due to high-speed flight and atmospheric friction, and in the black barrier area will bounce up under the block of the dense atmosphere, be “bounced” back into space by the upper atmosphere, and then enter the atmosphere again for normal landing. At present, the Yuanwang 3 ship is in the Indian Ocean mission area to prepare for the telemetry, external survey, and optical measurement missions near the “black barrier” of the Chang’e-5 returner’s first re-entry into the atmosphere…..

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  On 13th December 2020 morning Hong Kong -Beijing Saturday, the Beijing flight control team of the CNSA China National Space Administration– CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission At 9:51 Morning Hong Kong – Beijing Time on December 13th Sunday, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner assembly carried out the second lunar-to-ground transfer incident, which was successfully implemented at a distance of 230 kilometers from the lunar surface. Four 150N engines were ignited. About 22 minutes later, the engine shuts down normally. According to real-time telemetry data monitoring and judgment, the orbiter and the returner successfully entered the lunar-to-earth transfer orbit.

Later, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner assembly carrying lunar samples will undergo midway orbit correction during the lunar-to-earth transfer process, and the separation of the orbiter and the returner will be carried out at an opportunity……

12月13日9时51分，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体实施第二次月地转移入射，在距月面230公里处成功实施，四台150牛发动机点火，约22分钟后，发动机正常关机。根据实时遥测数据监视判断，轨道器和返回器成功进入月地转移轨道。

后续，携带月球样品的嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体将在月地转移过程中进行中途轨道修正，并择机实施轨道器和返回器的分离。

  On 12th December 2020 morning Hong Kong -Beijing Saturday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission  during  at that time stamp at 9:54 morning Hong Kong –Beijing time on December 12th 2020…., the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination experienced about 6 days of waiting around the moon, and implemented the first lunar-to-ground transfer incident, changing from a near-circular orbit to a near-moon height An elliptical orbit of about 200 kilometers. The main purpose of the lunar-to-earth transfer and incidence is to move the orbital maneuver on the lunar orbit to make the orbiter and returner assembly enter the lunar-to-earth transfer orbit….

Later, the orbiter and returner assembly carrying the lunar sample will choose the opportunity to implement the second lunar-to-earth transfer incident, so as to get rid of the lunar gravity, enter the lunar-earth transfer orbit and return to the earth.

The engine is turned on and the orbital control begins” “According to the Beijing real-time data monitoring and judgment, the Chang’e-5 orbiter combination has the first lunar-ground incident control, normal and finished, and the follow-up work will fly as normal Implementation of the control planning to returning back to earth in which is expected to land at the Inner Mongolia …..

嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体实施第一次月地转移入射

​​ 12月12日9时54分，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体经历了约6天的环月等待，实施了第一次月地转移入射，从近圆形轨道变为近月点高度约200公里的椭圆轨道。月地转移入射的主要目的是通过月球轨道上的轨道机动，使轨道器和返回器组合体进入月地转移轨道。

后续，携带月球样品的轨道器和返回器组合体将择机实施第二次月地转移入射，从而摆脱月球引力，进入月地转移轨道返回地球。

 

On 8th December 2020 morning Hong Kong -Beijing Wednesday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission ….At 6:59 on December 8, the Chang’e-5 ascender was controlled off-orbit according to ground instructions, and landed at the scheduled landing point near 0 degrees longitude of the lunar surface and 30 degrees south latitude at about 7:30.

Previously, the Chang’e-5 ascender achieved the first take-off of an extraterrestrial celestial body in my country. It rendezvoused and docked with the orbital return assembly in a predetermined orbit, completed the transfer of lunar samples, and was separated from the orbital return assembly smoothly at 12 o’clock on December 6. Experts from the National Space Administration’s Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center said that the Chang’e-5 ascender has successfully completed its mission. The controlled deorbiting and landing of the moon can prevent it from becoming space junk and avoid affecting the international community’s subsequent lunar exploration missions. This is China’s responsibility also an important commitment of major powers to the peaceful exploration and use of space by mankind…..

完成使命——嫦娥五号上升器受控撞月

12月8日6时59分，嫦娥五号上升器按照地面指令受控离轨，7时30分左右降落在月面经度0度、南纬30度附近的预定落点

此前，嫦娥五号上升器实现我国首次地外天体起飞，在预定轨道与轨返组合体交会对接，完成月球样本转移，并于12月6日12时许与轨返组合体顺利在轨分离。国家航天局探月与航天工程中心专家表示，嫦娥五号上升器已圆满完成使命，受控离轨落月可避免其成为太空垃圾，避免影响国际社会后续月球探测任务，这是中国作为负责任大国对人类和平探索利用太空的重要承诺。

Previously.. On 6th December 2020 Afternoon Hong Kong -Beijing lunch time Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday Separate again, choose an opportunity to return-Chang’e-5 docking complex separates smoothly….At 12:35 Hong Kong – Beijing Time on December 6th 2020 , the Chang’e-5 orbital return assembly was successfully separated from the ascender and entered the waiting phase of the moon, and it will return to the earth at an opportunity.

再次分离，择机返回——嫦娥五号对接组合体顺利分离

12月6日12时35分，嫦娥五号轨返组合体与上升器成功分离，进入环月等待阶段，将择机返回地球。

Previously On 6th December 2020 Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday, the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12 Morning Hong Kong – Beijing Time. This is the first time that my country has realized lunar orbital rendezvous and docking.

From the moment the ascender enters the orbit around the moon, through long-range guidance and short-range autonomous control, the orbiter and returner assembly gradually approach the ascender, capture the ascender by claws, and complete the rendezvous and docking….. In which the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12. This is China’s first lunar orbital rendezvous and docking……..  In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

12月6日5时42分，嫦娥五号上升器成功与轨道器和返回器组合体交会对接，并于6时12分将样品容器安全转移至返回器中。这是我国首次实现月球轨道交会对接。

从上升器进入环月飞行轨道开始，通过远程导引和近程自主控制，轨道器和返回器组合体逐步靠近上升器，以抱爪的方式捕获上升器，完成交会对接。

后续，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体将与上升器分离，择机返回地球。

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On 12th December 2020 morning Hong Kong -Beijing Saturday, the Beijing flight control team of the CNSA China National Space Administration– CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission  during  at that time stamp at 9:54 morning Hong Kong –Beijing time on December 12th 2020…., the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination experienced about 6 days of waiting around the moon, and implemented the first lunar-to-ground transfer incident, changing from a near-circular orbit to a near-moon height An elliptical orbit of about 200 kilometers. The main purpose of the lunar-to-earth transfer and incidence is to move the orbital maneuver on the lunar orbit to make the orbiter and returner assembly enter the lunar-to-earth transfer orbit.

Later, the orbiter and returner assembly carrying the lunar sample will choose the opportunity to implement the second lunar-to-earth transfer incident, so as to get rid of the lunar gravity, enter the lunar-earth transfer orbit and return to the earth.

The engine is turned on and the orbital control begins” “According to the Beijing real-time data monitoring and judgment, the Chang’e-5 orbiter combination has the first lunar-ground incident control, normal and finished, and the follow-up work will fly as normal Implementation of the control planning to returning back to earth in which is expected to land at the Inner Mongolia …..

嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体实施第一次月地转移入射

​​ 12月12日9时54分，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体经历了约6天的环月等待，实施了第一次月地转移入射，从近圆形轨道变为近月点高度约200公里的椭圆轨道。月地转移入射的主要目的是通过月球轨道上的轨道机动，使轨道器和返回器组合体进入月地转移轨道。

后续，携带月球样品的轨道器和返回器组合体将择机实施第二次月地转移入射，从而摆脱月球引力，进入月地转移轨道返回地球。

On 8th December 2020 morning Hong Kong -Beijing Wednesday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission ….At 6:59 on December 8, the Chang’e-5 ascender was controlled off-orbit according to ground instructions, and landed at the scheduled landing point near 0 degrees longitude of the lunar surface and 30 degrees south latitude at about 7:30.

Previously, the Chang’e-5 ascender achieved the first take-off of an extraterrestrial celestial body in my country. It rendezvoused and docked with the orbital return assembly in a predetermined orbit, completed the transfer of lunar samples, and was separated from the orbital return assembly smoothly at 12 o’clock on December 6. Experts from the National Space Administration’s Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center said that the Chang’e-5 ascender has successfully completed its mission. The controlled deorbiting and landing of the moon can prevent it from becoming space junk and avoid affecting the international community’s subsequent lunar exploration missions. This is China’s responsibility also an important commitment of major powers to the peaceful exploration and use of space by mankind…..

完成使命——嫦娥五号上升器受控撞月

12月8日6时59分，嫦娥五号上升器按照地面指令受控离轨，7时30分左右降落在月面经度0度、南纬30度附近的预定落点

此前，嫦娥五号上升器实现我国首次地外天体起飞，在预定轨道与轨返组合体交会对接，完成月球样本转移，并于12月6日12时许与轨返组合体顺利在轨分离。国家航天局探月与航天工程中心专家表示，嫦娥五号上升器已圆满完成使命，受控离轨落月可避免其成为太空垃圾，避免影响国际社会后续月球探测任务，这是中国作为负责任大国对人类和平探索利用太空的重要承诺。

Previously.. On 6th December 2020 Afternoon Hong Kong -Beijing lunch time Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday Separate again, choose an opportunity to return-Chang’e-5 docking complex separates smoothly….At 12:35 Hong Kong – Beijing Time on December 6th 2020 , the Chang’e-5 orbital return assembly was successfully separated from the ascender and entered the waiting phase of the moon, and it will return to the earth at an opportunity.

再次分离，择机返回——嫦娥五号对接组合体顺利分离

12月6日12时35分，嫦娥五号轨返组合体与上升器成功分离，进入环月等待阶段，将择机返回地球。

Previously On 6th December 2020 Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday, the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12 Morning Hong Kong – Beijing Time. This is the first time that my country has realized lunar orbital rendezvous and docking.

From the moment the ascender enters the orbit around the moon, through long-range guidance and short-range autonomous control, the orbiter and returner assembly gradually approach the ascender, capture the ascender by claws, and complete the rendezvous and docking….. In which the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12. This is China’s first lunar orbital rendezvous and docking……..  In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

12月6日5时42分，嫦娥五号上升器成功与轨道器和返回器组合体交会对接，并于6时12分将样品容器安全转移至返回器中。这是我国首次实现月球轨道交会对接。

从上升器进入环月飞行轨道开始，通过远程导引和近程自主控制，轨道器和返回器组合体逐步靠近上升器，以抱爪的方式捕获上升器，完成交会对接。

后续，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体将与上升器分离，择机返回地球。

Previously On 3rd December 2020 Thursday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – At 23:10 Hong Kong Beijing time on December 3rd Thursday 2020, the 3000N engine of the Chang’e-5 ascender worked for about 6 minutes and successfully sent the ascender carrying the sample to the scheduled orbit around the moon. This is the first time that my country has realized the take-off of an extraterrestrial body.

Unlike ground take-off, the Chang’e-5 ascender does not have a mature launch tower system for lunar take-off. The lander is equivalent to the “temporary tower” of the ascender. The plume diversion space is limited and the earth-moon environment is different; in addition, because there is no navigation constellation on the moon, after the ascender takes off, it needs to use its own special sensors to realize autonomous positioning and attitude determination with the help of ground measurement and control.

Before taking off, the upper assembly is used to realize the deployment of the lunar flag and the unlocking and separation of the ascender and the lander. This national flag deployment is the first time that my country has achieved an “independent display” of the national flag on the surface of the moon. In the photo, the national flag in the hands of “Chang’e” is shining in the sun, and the “Chinese red” on the moon is particularly bright. After igniting take-off, the ascender undergoes three stages of vertical ascent, attitude adjustment and orbit injection, and enters the scheduled orbit around the moon. Subsequently, the ascender will rendezvous and dock with the orbital assembly waiting around the moon and transfer the lunar sample to the returner, which will wait for a suitable lunar-earth entrance window to prepare for its return to Earth.

飞离月球——嫦娥五号上升器进入预定轨道 实现我国首次地外天体起飞

12月3日23时10分，嫦娥五号上升器3000N发动机工作约6分钟，成功将携带样品的上升器送入到预定环月轨道。这是我国首次实现地外天体起飞。

与地面起飞不同，嫦娥五号上升器月面起飞不具备成熟的发射塔架系统，着陆器相当于上升器的“临时塔架”，上升器起飞面临起飞初始基准与起飞平台姿态不确定、发动机羽流导流空间受限、地月环境差异等挑战；另外由于月球上没有导航星座，上升器起飞后，需在地面测控辅助下，借助自身携带的特殊敏感器实现自主定位、定姿。

点火起飞前，着上组合体实现月面国旗展开以及上升器、着陆器的解锁分离。此次国旗展开是我国在月球表面首次实现国旗的“独立展示”，照片中“嫦娥”手中的国旗在阳光的照耀下，月球上的一抹“中国红”格外鲜艳。点火起飞后，上升器经历垂直上升、姿态调整和轨道射入三个阶段，进入预定环月飞行轨道。随后，上升器将与环月等待的轨返组合体交会对接，将月球样品转移到返回器，后者将等待合适的月地入射窗口，做好返回地球的准备。

On 6th December 2020 Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday, the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12 Morning Hong Kong – Beijing Time. This is the first time that my country has realized lunar orbital rendezvous and docking.

From the moment the ascender enters the orbit around the moon, through long-range guidance and short-range autonomous control, the orbiter and returner assembly gradually approach the ascender, capture the ascender by claws, and complete the rendezvous and docking….. In which the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12. This is China’s first lunar orbital rendezvous and docking……..  In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

12月6日5时42分，嫦娥五号上升器成功与轨道器和返回器组合体交会对接，并于6时12分将样品容器安全转移至返回器中。这是我国首次实现月球轨道交会对接。

从上升器进入环月飞行轨道开始，通过远程导引和近程自主控制，轨道器和返回器组合体逐步靠近上升器，以抱爪的方式捕获上升器，完成交会对接。

后续，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体将与上升器分离，择机返回地球。

Previously On 3rd December 2020 Thursday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – At 23:10 Hong Kong Beijing time on December 3rd Thursday 2020, the 3000N engine of the Chang’e-5 ascender worked for about 6 minutes and successfully sent the ascender carrying the sample to the scheduled orbit around the moon. This is the first time that my country has realized the take-off of an extraterrestrial body.

Unlike ground take-off, the Chang’e-5 ascender does not have a mature launch tower system for lunar take-off. The lander is equivalent to the “temporary tower” of the ascender. The plume diversion space is limited and the earth-moon environment is different; in addition, because there is no navigation constellation on the moon, after the ascender takes off, it needs to use its own special sensors to realize autonomous positioning and attitude determination with the help of ground measurement and control.

Before taking off, the upper assembly is used to realize the deployment of the lunar flag and the unlocking and separation of the ascender and the lander. This national flag deployment is the first time that my country has achieved an “independent display” of the national flag on the surface of the moon. In the photo, the national flag in the hands of “Chang’e” is shining in the sun, and the “Chinese red” on the moon is particularly bright. After igniting take-off, the ascender undergoes three stages of vertical ascent, attitude adjustment and orbit injection, and enters the scheduled orbit around the moon. Subsequently, the ascender will rendezvous and dock with the orbital assembly waiting around the moon and transfer the lunar sample to the returner, which will wait for a suitable lunar-earth entrance window to prepare for its return to Earth.

飞离月球——嫦娥五号上升器进入预定轨道 实现我国首次地外天体起飞

12月3日23时10分，嫦娥五号上升器3000N发动机工作约6分钟，成功将携带样品的上升器送入到预定环月轨道。这是我国首次实现地外天体起飞。

与地面起飞不同，嫦娥五号上升器月面起飞不具备成熟的发射塔架系统，着陆器相当于上升器的“临时塔架”，上升器起飞面临起飞初始基准与起飞平台姿态不确定、发动机羽流导流空间受限、地月环境差异等挑战；另外由于月球上没有导航星座，上升器起飞后，需在地面测控辅助下，借助自身携带的特殊敏感器实现自主定位、定姿。

点火起飞前，着上组合体实现月面国旗展开以及上升器、着陆器的解锁分离。此次国旗展开是我国在月球表面首次实现国旗的“独立展示”，照片中“嫦娥”手中的国旗在阳光的照耀下，月球上的一抹“中国红”格外鲜艳。点火起飞后，上升器经历垂直上升、姿态调整和轨道射入三个阶段，进入预定环月飞行轨道。随后，上升器将与环月等待的轨返组合体交会对接，将月球样品转移到返回器，后者将等待合适的月地入射窗口，做好返回地球的准备。

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On 8th December 2020 morning Hong Kong -Beijing Wednesday, the Beijing flight control team of the CNSA China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission ….At 6:59 Hong Kong -Beijing time on December 8, the Chang’e-5 ascender was controlled off-orbit according to ground instructions, and landed at the scheduled landing point near 0 degrees longitude of the lunar surface and 30 degrees south latitude at about 7:30.

Previously, the Chang’e-5 ascender achieved the first take-off of an extraterrestrial celestial body in my country. It rendezvoused and docked with the orbital return assembly in a predetermined orbit, completed the transfer of lunar samples, and was separated from the orbital return assembly smoothly at 12 o’clock on December 6. Experts from the National Space Administration’s Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center said that the Chang’e-5 ascender has successfully completed its mission. The controlled deorbiting and landing of the moon can prevent it from becoming space junk and avoid affecting the international community’s subsequent lunar exploration missions. This is China’s responsibility also an important commitment of major powers to the peaceful exploration and use of space by mankind…..

完成使命——嫦娥五号上升器受控撞月

12月8日6时59分，嫦娥五号上升器按照地面指令受控离轨，7时30分左右降落在月面经度0度、南纬30度附近的预定落点

此前，嫦娥五号上升器实现我国首次地外天体起飞，在预定轨道与轨返组合体交会对接，完成月球样本转移，并于12月6日12时许与轨返组合体顺利在轨分离。国家航天局探月与航天工程中心专家表示，嫦娥五号上升器已圆满完成使命，受控离轨落月可避免其成为太空垃圾，避免影响国际社会后续月球探测任务，这是中国作为负责任大国对人类和平探索利用太空的重要承诺。

Previously .. On 6th December 2020 Afternoon Hong Kong -Beijing lunch time Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday Separate again, choose an opportunity to return-Chang’e-5 docking complex separates smoothly….At 12:35 Hong Kong – Beijing Time on December 6th 2020 , the Chang’e-5 orbital return assembly was successfully separated from the ascender and entered the waiting phase of the moon, and it will return to the earth at an opportunity.

再次分离，择机返回——嫦娥五号对接组合体顺利分离

12月6日12时35分，嫦娥五号轨返组合体与上升器成功分离，进入环月等待阶段，将择机返回地球。

Previously On 6th December 2020 Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday, the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12 Morning Hong Kong – Beijing Time. This is the first time that my country has realized lunar orbital rendezvous and docking.

From the moment the ascender enters the orbit around the moon, through long-range guidance and short-range autonomous control, the orbiter and returner assembly gradually approach the ascender, capture the ascender by claws, and complete the rendezvous and docking….. In which the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12. This is China’s first lunar orbital rendezvous and docking……..  In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

12月6日5时42分，嫦娥五号上升器成功与轨道器和返回器组合体交会对接，并于6时12分将样品容器安全转移至返回器中。这是我国首次实现月球轨道交会对接。

从上升器进入环月飞行轨道开始，通过远程导引和近程自主控制，轨道器和返回器组合体逐步靠近上升器，以抱爪的方式捕获上升器，完成交会对接。

后续，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体将与上升器分离，择机返回地球。

Previously On 3rd December 2020 Thursday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – At 23:10 Hong Kong Beijing time on December 3rd Thursday 2020, the 3000N engine of the Chang’e-5 ascender worked for about 6 minutes and successfully sent the ascender carrying the sample to the scheduled orbit around the moon. This is the first time that my country has realized the take-off of an extraterrestrial body.

Unlike ground take-off, the Chang’e-5 ascender does not have a mature launch tower system for lunar take-off. The lander is equivalent to the “temporary tower” of the ascender. The plume diversion space is limited and the earth-moon environment is different; in addition, because there is no navigation constellation on the moon, after the ascender takes off, it needs to use its own special sensors to realize autonomous positioning and attitude determination with the help of ground measurement and control.

Before taking off, the upper assembly is used to realize the deployment of the lunar flag and the unlocking and separation of the ascender and the lander. This national flag deployment is the first time that my country has achieved an “independent display” of the national flag on the surface of the moon. In the photo, the national flag in the hands of “Chang’e” is shining in the sun, and the “Chinese red” on the moon is particularly bright. After igniting take-off, the ascender undergoes three stages of vertical ascent, attitude adjustment and orbit injection, and enters the scheduled orbit around the moon. Subsequently, the ascender will rendezvous and dock with the orbital assembly waiting around the moon and transfer the lunar sample to the returner, which will wait for a suitable lunar-earth entrance window to prepare for its return to Earth.

飞离月球——嫦娥五号上升器进入预定轨道 实现我国首次地外天体起飞

12月3日23时10分，嫦娥五号上升器3000N发动机工作约6分钟，成功将携带样品的上升器送入到预定环月轨道。这是我国首次实现地外天体起飞。

与地面起飞不同，嫦娥五号上升器月面起飞不具备成熟的发射塔架系统，着陆器相当于上升器的“临时塔架”，上升器起飞面临起飞初始基准与起飞平台姿态不确定、发动机羽流导流空间受限、地月环境差异等挑战；另外由于月球上没有导航星座，上升器起飞后，需在地面测控辅助下，借助自身携带的特殊敏感器实现自主定位、定姿。

点火起飞前，着上组合体实现月面国旗展开以及上升器、着陆器的解锁分离。此次国旗展开是我国在月球表面首次实现国旗的“独立展示”，照片中“嫦娥”手中的国旗在阳光的照耀下，月球上的一抹“中国红”格外鲜艳。点火起飞后，上升器经历垂直上升、姿态调整和轨道射入三个阶段，进入预定环月飞行轨道。随后，上升器将与环月等待的轨返组合体交会对接，将月球样品转移到返回器，后者将等待合适的月地入射窗口，做好返回地球的准备。

On 6th December 2020 Sunday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – December 6th 2020- Sunday, the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12 Morning Hong Kong – Beijing Time. This is the first time that my country has realized lunar orbital rendezvous and docking.

From the moment the ascender enters the orbit around the moon, through long-range guidance and short-range autonomous control, the orbiter and returner assembly gradually approach the ascender, capture the ascender by claws, and complete the rendezvous and docking….. In which the Chang’e-5 ascender successfully rendezvous and docked with the orbiter and returner assembly, and the sample container was safely transferred to the returner at 6:12. This is China’s first lunar orbital rendezvous and docking……..  In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

In the future, the Chang’e-5 orbiter and returner combination will be separated from the ascender and return to Earth at the right time.

12月6日5时42分，嫦娥五号上升器成功与轨道器和返回器组合体交会对接，并于6时12分将样品容器安全转移至返回器中。这是我国首次实现月球轨道交会对接。

从上升器进入环月飞行轨道开始，通过远程导引和近程自主控制，轨道器和返回器组合体逐步靠近上升器，以抱爪的方式捕获上升器，完成交会对接。

后续，嫦娥五号轨道器和返回器组合体将与上升器分离，择机返回地球。

Previously On 3rd December 2020 Thursday, the Beijing flight control team of the China National Space Administration- CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program Belt and Road Initiative Mons Rumker Luna Mission – At 23:10 Hong Kong Beijing time on December 3rd Thursday 2020, the 3000N engine of the Chang’e-5 ascender worked for about 6 minutes and successfully sent the ascender carrying the sample to the scheduled orbit around the moon. This is the first time that my country has realized the take-off of an extraterrestrial body.

Unlike ground take-off, the Chang’e-5 ascender does not have a mature launch tower system for lunar take-off. The lander is equivalent to the “temporary tower” of the ascender. The plume diversion space is limited and the earth-moon environment is different; in addition, because there is no navigation constellation on the moon, after the ascender takes off, it needs to use its own special sensors to realize autonomous positioning and attitude determination with the help of ground measurement and control.

Before taking off, the upper assembly is used to realize the deployment of the lunar flag and the unlocking and separation of the ascender and the lander. This national flag deployment is the first time that my country has achieved an “independent display” of the national flag on the surface of the moon. In the photo, the national flag in the hands of “Chang’e” is shining in the sun, and the “Chinese red” on the moon is particularly bright. After igniting take-off, the ascender undergoes three stages of vertical ascent, attitude adjustment and orbit injection, and enters the scheduled orbit around the moon. Subsequently, the ascender will rendezvous and dock with the orbital assembly waiting around the moon and transfer the lunar sample to the returner, which will wait for a suitable lunar-earth entrance window to prepare for its return to Earth.

飞离月球——嫦娥五号上升器进入预定轨道 实现我国首次地外天体起飞

12月3日23时10分，嫦娥五号上升器3000N发动机工作约6分钟，成功将携带样品的上升器送入到预定环月轨道。这是我国首次实现地外天体起飞。

与地面起飞不同，嫦娥五号上升器月面起飞不具备成熟的发射塔架系统，着陆器相当于上升器的“临时塔架”，上升器起飞面临起飞初始基准与起飞平台姿态不确定、发动机羽流导流空间受限、地月环境差异等挑战；另外由于月球上没有导航星座，上升器起飞后，需在地面测控辅助下，借助自身携带的特殊敏感器实现自主定位、定姿。

点火起飞前，着上组合体实现月面国旗展开以及上升器、着陆器的解锁分离。此次国旗展开是我国在月球表面首次实现国旗的“独立展示”，照片中“嫦娥”手中的国旗在阳光的照耀下，月球上的一抹“中国红”格外鲜艳。点火起飞后，上升器经历垂直上升、姿态调整和轨道射入三个阶段，进入预定环月飞行轨道。随后，上升器将与环月等待的轨返组合体交会对接，将月球样品转移到返回器，后者将等待合适的月地入射窗口，做好返回地球的准备。

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