China's long march to the Moon
January 6th 2008 05:14
China has joined the group of Moon adventures with the launch of its lunar orbiter.
The nation proudly unveiled images of the moon taken by its first lunar satellite, launched in October 2007. Chang'e-1, named after a mythical Chinese goddess who, according to legend, flew to the moon.
This achievement is proof of the country's technological prowess and ability to land an astronaut on the moon in the near future. The nation’s thousand year dream of reaching the Moon has finally come true.
Chinese rocket experts have been quoted by state media as saying that China is on track to launch its own space station by 2020 as with the claims of a manned lunar mission around the some time frame, the China National Space Administration has said it has no such timetable.
China is the third country after the USA and the former soviet union to successfully launch humans in space. China is planning to launch China a third manned spacecraft, Shenzhou VII, later this year (2008).
Like to go to the Moon?
Web search leader giant Google Inc. will sponsor a $30 million competition for an unmanned lunar landing.
First prize is $20 million is yours providing you can land a lunar rover an unmanned robotic probe on the Moon, take it on a 500-metre trek and broadcast video back to Earth by 31 December 2012 any budding rocket builders out there?
Image credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)
The nation proudly unveiled images of the moon taken by its first lunar satellite, launched in October 2007. Chang'e-1, named after a mythical Chinese goddess who, according to legend, flew to the moon.
This achievement is proof of the country's technological prowess and ability to land an astronaut on the moon in the near future. The nation’s thousand year dream of reaching the Moon has finally come true.
Image taken over the dark side of the Moonby Chang'e-1 lunar orbiter
Chinese rocket experts have been quoted by state media as saying that China is on track to launch its own space station by 2020 as with the claims of a manned lunar mission around the some time frame, the China National Space Administration has said it has no such timetable.
China is the third country after the USA and the former soviet union to successfully launch humans in space. China is planning to launch China a third manned spacecraft, Shenzhou VII, later this year (2008).
Like to go to the Moon?
Web search leader giant Google Inc. will sponsor a $30 million competition for an unmanned lunar landing.
First prize is $20 million is yours providing you can land a lunar rover an unmanned robotic probe on the Moon, take it on a 500-metre trek and broadcast video back to Earth by 31 December 2012 any budding rocket builders out there?
Image credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)
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Comment by CarlCan
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Generally maps that are interesting tend to be popular. These maps include Earth location maps and maps of Moon. Perhaps Google intends to expand its Earth and Moon maps in the future.
The Moon is still a great place to explore and it is great to see images of the Moon from a new perspective.