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Launch News Chang'e-2 : China Moon mission
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Why is china always so silent about their missions? I can't find any launch pics or video's...
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NASASpaceFlight: Long March 3C launches Chang’e-2, China’s second lunar probe.
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This one wasn't quiet at all. There were articles on the Internet for a week before the planed launch. And there was even a webcast available for the launch, though I didn't watch it.
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This one wasn't quiet at all. There were articles on the Internet for a week before the planed launch. And there was even a webcast available for the launch, though I didn't watch it.
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yeah, I know that there were articles (I've read them 
) but with other space agency's, the news is always bigger. especially when they are going to the moon or another planet... This was just like a plain satellite launch
) but with other space agency's, the news is always bigger. especially when they are going to the moon or another planet... This was just like a plain satellite launch
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China isn't satisfied by taking over the world, they're also taking over the Moon! Probe help us!
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Spaceflight Now: "China's second moon probe dispatched from Earth".
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Imagine if China land the probe at the old Apollo 11 landing site. Then, a rotary saw extends from the probe and cuts down the US flag that Neil Armstrong planted, and replaces it with a Chinese one. That'd probably start a nuculer war! :rofl:
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Imagine if China land the probe at the old Apollo 11 landing site. Then, a rotary saw extends from the probe and cuts down the US flag that Neil Armstrong planted, and replaces it with a Chinese one. That'd probably start a nuculer war! :rofl:
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That isn't funny. Then the cape would end up in Fallout! (or is it Fallout 2?)
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Here are some informations about the mission,it is Chinese.
http://news.qq.com/zt2010/change2/
http://news.qq.com/zt2010/change2/
Izack
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Chang'e. That's a good name for a moon mission.
Random thought.
Random thought.
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Pursuing the moon rabbit
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Xinhua: "Chang'e-2 heads for moon after first trajectory correction".
China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2, was maneuvered to correct its trajectory on the earth-moon transfer orbit Saturday.
Scientists successfully activated the attitude control engines on Chang'e-2 and trimmed the satellite for the first time on its journey, according to a flight control official in Beijing.
"During Chang'e-2's 380,000-km journey to the moon, we will conduct more orbit corrections if necessary to ensure that it enters a lunar orbit," said Ma Yongping, vice director of the flight control center.
Chang'e-2 blasted off on a Long-March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at about 7 p.m. Friday.
It is China's first unmanned spacecraft to be boosted from the launch site directly to the earth-moon transfer orbit, greatly reducing the journey time from that of its predecessor Chang'e-1.
Chang'e-1 took about 13 days to travel to a lunar orbit after orbiting the earth in a geosynchronous orbit and then transferring to the earth-moon transfer orbit.
Chang'e-2 is expected to travel for about 112 hours, or almost five days, to arrive in a lunar orbit.
To acquire more detailed moon data, Chang'e-2 will enter a lower lunar orbit about 100 km above the surface, compared with the 200-km altitude of Chang'e-1, according to the control center.
The satellite will eventually be maneuvered into an orbit just 15 kilometer above the moon. At that point, Chang'e-2 will take pictures of moon's Bay of Rainbows area, the proposed landing ground for Chang'e-3, with a resolution of 1.5 meters. The resolution on Chang'e-1's camera was 120 meters, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar orbiter project.
China's second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2, was maneuvered to correct its trajectory on the earth-moon transfer orbit Saturday.
Scientists successfully activated the attitude control engines on Chang'e-2 and trimmed the satellite for the first time on its journey, according to a flight control official in Beijing.
"During Chang'e-2's 380,000-km journey to the moon, we will conduct more orbit corrections if necessary to ensure that it enters a lunar orbit," said Ma Yongping, vice director of the flight control center.
Chang'e-2 blasted off on a Long-March-3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at about 7 p.m. Friday.
It is China's first unmanned spacecraft to be boosted from the launch site directly to the earth-moon transfer orbit, greatly reducing the journey time from that of its predecessor Chang'e-1.
Chang'e-1 took about 13 days to travel to a lunar orbit after orbiting the earth in a geosynchronous orbit and then transferring to the earth-moon transfer orbit.
Chang'e-2 is expected to travel for about 112 hours, or almost five days, to arrive in a lunar orbit.
To acquire more detailed moon data, Chang'e-2 will enter a lower lunar orbit about 100 km above the surface, compared with the 200-km altitude of Chang'e-1, according to the control center.
The satellite will eventually be maneuvered into an orbit just 15 kilometer above the moon. At that point, Chang'e-2 will take pictures of moon's Bay of Rainbows area, the proposed landing ground for Chang'e-3, with a resolution of 1.5 meters. The resolution on Chang'e-1's camera was 120 meters, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar orbiter project.
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A 15 kilometers above the surface orbit, that's something I would be afraid to do in Orbiter, because of the tidal effects of the Earth and Sun ! That should give great pics, another probe on the way ! :hail:
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Xinhua: "Foreign scholars, media hail China's launch of 2nd lunar probe".
Foreign scholars and media applauded China's space exploration program after its successful launch of the second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2.
American expert on national security affairs Joran Johnson-Freese said China clearly had two very significant and very organized space exploration programs in Chang'e and Shenzhou: Chang'e focusing on robotic exploration of the moon and Shenzhou on human spaceflight.
"Though currently separate, they seem clearly intended to eventually be linked toward a human spaceflight mission to the moon. Chang'e-2 will take China one step closer to that eventual goal," said Johnson-Freese, who is a professor with Naval WAR College.
"A Chinese manned spaceflight mission to the moon would be a clear demonstration of techno-nationalism which has economic and geo-political implications," he said.
John M. Logsdon, a professor emeritus on political science and international affairs, said as China's second mission beyond low Earth orbit, Chang'e 2 would give China more experience in the difficult tasks of robotic exploration.
"The moon is important in China's culture and beliefs, and thus is an important symbolic destination. It is also the easiest destination to reach as China begins exploring the solar system," said Logsdon, a former director of the Space Policy Institute.
Through developing its lunar probe program, China was joining "with the United States, the former Soviet Union, Japan, and India. Going to the moon is a mark of a leading space program," he said.
The launch of Chang'e on a Long March 3C carrier rocket from southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday, China's National Day holiday, also attracted wide attention from foreign media.
The launch inaugurated the second phase of a three-step moon mission, which would culminate in a soft-landing on the moon.
AP said the launch of an unmanned lunar probe was the latest milestone for an ambitious space program that aimed to put a man on the moon later this decade.
The probe plans to test technology in preparation for an unmanned moon landing in 2012, with a possible manned lunar mission to follow in 2017, the report said.
Reuters said a successful Chang'e-2 mission would mark another advance in China's plan to establish itself as a space power in the same league as the United States and Russia.
AFP said China celebrated the 61st anniversary of its founding with the launch of its second lunar probe -- the next step in its ambitious program to become the second country to put a man on the moon. The report also reviewed China's achievements in space programs, including the Chang'e-1 and Shenzhou spacecraft.
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Well, they'd better hurry up - they've got less than three months left! :lol:
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Space Travel: "China Scouts Moon Landing Sites".
Gizmodo: "Metal From 'Outer Space' Falls Down on Chinese Villages".
-Wow, check out those photos!
Foreign scholars and media applauded China's space exploration program after its successful launch of the second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2.
American expert on national security affairs Joran Johnson-Freese said China clearly had two very significant and very organized space exploration programs in Chang'e and Shenzhou: Chang'e focusing on robotic exploration of the moon and Shenzhou on human spaceflight.
"Though currently separate, they seem clearly intended to eventually be linked toward a human spaceflight mission to the moon. Chang'e-2 will take China one step closer to that eventual goal," said Johnson-Freese, who is a professor with Naval WAR College.
"A Chinese manned spaceflight mission to the moon would be a clear demonstration of techno-nationalism which has economic and geo-political implications," he said.
John M. Logsdon, a professor emeritus on political science and international affairs, said as China's second mission beyond low Earth orbit, Chang'e 2 would give China more experience in the difficult tasks of robotic exploration.
"The moon is important in China's culture and beliefs, and thus is an important symbolic destination. It is also the easiest destination to reach as China begins exploring the solar system," said Logsdon, a former director of the Space Policy Institute.
Through developing its lunar probe program, China was joining "with the United States, the former Soviet Union, Japan, and India. Going to the moon is a mark of a leading space program," he said.
The launch of Chang'e on a Long March 3C carrier rocket from southwest China's Sichuan Province on Friday, China's National Day holiday, also attracted wide attention from foreign media.
The launch inaugurated the second phase of a three-step moon mission, which would culminate in a soft-landing on the moon.
AP said the launch of an unmanned lunar probe was the latest milestone for an ambitious space program that aimed to put a man on the moon later this decade.
The probe plans to test technology in preparation for an unmanned moon landing in 2012, with a possible manned lunar mission to follow in 2017, the report said.
Reuters said a successful Chang'e-2 mission would mark another advance in China's plan to establish itself as a space power in the same league as the United States and Russia.
AFP said China celebrated the 61st anniversary of its founding with the launch of its second lunar probe -- the next step in its ambitious program to become the second country to put a man on the moon. The report also reviewed China's achievements in space programs, including the Chang'e-1 and Shenzhou spacecraft.
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Well, they'd better hurry up - they've got less than three months left! :lol:
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Space Travel: "China Scouts Moon Landing Sites".
Gizmodo: "Metal From 'Outer Space' Falls Down on Chinese Villages".
-Wow, check out those photos!
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Can someone please give me a link to where I can see exactly WHO these 'Foreign scholars and media' are?
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Looks like we have a success ! :thumbup:
China's Chang'e 2 probe brakes into lunar orbit (SpaceFlight Now)
Five days after leaving Earth, China's second lunar mission slipped into a preliminary orbit around the moon early Wednesday, setting the stage for at least six months of scientific observations.
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China's Chang'e 2 probe brakes into lunar orbit (SpaceFlight Now)
Five days after leaving Earth, China's second lunar mission slipped into a preliminary orbit around the moon early Wednesday, setting the stage for at least six months of scientific observations.
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