Chang'e 5 Undergoing Thermal Test

<正>Chang’e 5 probe has entered its critical phase of AIT.Units,except the lander,are undergoing thermal test.The flight model of Chang’e 5 is composed of an orbiter,a return capsule,a lander and an ascent unit.The thermal tests on the ascent unit,the lander-as-     

Progress of Chang'e 5 Probe Project

正With the completion of the third phase test of the full-scale plume deflection demonstration test for the Chang’e 5 probe at the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Testing Technology,all working conditions of the Chang’e 5 full-scale plume deflection test have been completed.     

Chang'e 2's Journey to the Moon

<正>OCTOBER 1:INITIAL STAGE OF THE FLIGHT TO THE mOON At 18:59,October 1,2010,a LM-3C launch vehicle blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) and precisely placed China's second lunar probe Chang'e 2 into the Earth-moon transfer orbit. Chang'e 2 began its 112-hour journey to the moon and the second phase of China Lunar Exploration Program was formally started.     

为“嫦娥”披“嫁衣”,做“花轿”——记中国运载火箭技术研究院航天材料及工艺研究所

夜晚,一颗流星划过天空,流下炫丽的光彩。我们知道那是陨石飞过大气层燃烧时形成的景象。那么奔赴月球的嫦娥二号卫星是靠什么飞出大气层而毫发无伤的呢？     

A Broad View of the Chang'e 2 Mission

<正>China's second lunar explora- tion satellite Chang'e 2 was launched on October 1 2010 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite was sent directly into an Earth-moon transfer orbit on a LM-3C launch vehicle. Five days     

Configuration of the Chang'e 4 Lander and Rover Released

正The Chang’e 4 lunar probe is planned to be launched this December from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It will be the first ever attempt of a soft landing and roving on the far side of the moon. The configuration of the Chang’e 4 lander and rover was unveiled at a ceremony for a naming contest of the rover held on August 15 in Beijing. The official name will be announced in October.     

A Good Beginning of Chang'e Project(Part 2)

<正>TTC System This system is primarily based on China's exi sting threeband space TTC netwo rk,and supplemented by the very long ba seline interferometry(VLBI) astronomical measurement system. The TTC and communications system belonging to the Phase I of China Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP)is based on the existing USB space monitoring and control network. After a technological transformation,     

Chang'e 4 Relay Satellite Queqiao Launched Atop A LM-4C

正China launched a relay satellite named Queqiao on a LM-4C launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 05:28 Beijing time on May 21,2018.It is the world’s first communications satellite that operates in the orbit around the second Lagrangian(L2)point of the Earth-moon system,     

Chang'e 4 Lands at the Far Side of the Moon

正Chang’e 4 began its travel to the moon at 02:23 Beijing time on December 8,2018 atop a LM-3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.After separated from the carrier rocket,Chang’e 4 entered the Earth-moon transfer orbit with perigee of 200 km and apogee of 420 000 km.The LM-3B     

Chang'e 5 Lunar Satellite Ready for Rehearsal with LM-5

<正>A LM-5 rocket left for the Hainan Satellite Launch Center from the Tianjin Port on September 20 to conduct a rehearsal with the Chang’e 5 lunar exploration satellite which had arrived already for the milestone system-level testing.LM-5 is a heavy lift launch vehicle with the largest thrust amongst all the LM rockets under development in China.According to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology(CALT),who is responsible for the overall development of the rocket,LM-5 will conduct its first test flight in 2016.In addition,the Chang’e 5 satellite,the first third-     

4 Foreign Payloads Set to Be Launched with Chang'e 4 in 2018

<正>China announced at GLEX 2017that the Chang’e 4 probe will carry four scientific payloads from international cooperation programs,including a lowfrequency radio spectrometer of the Netherlands,a small analyzer for neutral atoms from Sweden,a neutron dosim-     

从《月球协定》看"嫦娥"探月之意义

我国第一个月球探测器"嫦娥一号"环月轨道器已发射成功,顺利进入环月轨道,建立了我国空间技术发展的第三个里程碑.我国已成为国际月球俱乐部的成员,必将对人类探索、开发和利用月球做出自己的贡献.国际上早就有一个外空条约叫《月球协定》,这个协定同我国正在实施的月球探测活动会有什么关系呢?本文试图通过对《月球协定》的分析,探讨我国实施月球探测的意义.     

胡锦涛在庆祝嫦娥二号任务圆满成功大会上的讲话

中共中央、国务院和中央军委2010年12月20日上午在人民大会堂举行大会,隆重庆祝我国探月工程嫦娥二号任务圆满成功。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席胡锦涛发表重要讲话。中共中央政治局常委、全国人大常委会委员长吴邦国主持庆祝大会。中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理温家宝,中共中央政治局常委、全国政协主席贾庆林,中共中央政治局常委李长春,中共中央政治局常委、中央书记处书记、国家副主席、中央军委副主席习近平,中共中央政治局常委、国务院副总理李克强,中共中央政治局常委、中央纪委书记贺国强,中共中央政治局常委、中央政法委书记周永康出席大会。现将胡锦涛同志的讲话全文刊登,以飨读者。     

Chang'e 2 Satellite Arrived at L2 to Explore Deep Space beyond the Moon

Since its successful launch on October 1 this past year, Chang’e 2 hasoperated in space for more than 300days and completed its preset lunar exploration mission without fault. At 17:10 on June 9 this year, Chang’e 2 left its lunarorbit,flying to the Lagrangian Point L2 to explore deep space beyond the moon. This pioneering trip from the moon shall lay the foundation for China’s next step, the Mars exploration program. At 23:27 on