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Rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions
Updated On: 18 December, 2020 11:01 AM IST | Beijing | Agencies
The newly collected rocks are thought to be billions of years younger than those obtained earlier by the US and former Soviet Union, offering new insights into the history of the moon and other bodies in the solar system
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Staff members examine the return module of Chinau00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s Chang'e-5 lunar probe in Siziwang Banner, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on of China's, early on Thursday. Pic/AFP
Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang'e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top space program official said Thursday.
Mission to Mars
China's next three lunar missions are on track, along with programs for returning samples from Mars and exploring asteroids and the planet Jupiter, Deputy Chief Commander of the China Lunar Exploration Program Wu Yanhua said. "Exploring the truth of the universe is just beginning," Wu said at a news conference held hours after the Chang'e 5's capsule parachuted to a landing in Inner Mongolia carrying the first lunar samples to be brought to Earth in more than 40 years.
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