China approves Phase

SAIJIN 2023-03-04 发布于北京

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2021 年 9 月 27 日，在中国南方广东省珠海市举行的第十三届中国国际航空航天展览会“月球探测工程”展台上展出的嫦娥五号探测器模型。/CFP

中国国家航天局（CNSA）周六宣布，中国探月工程四期工程已获得国家批准，进展顺利，此前中国于 9 月 9 日宣布发现了新的矿物 Changite-(Y )。

由嫦娥六号、嫦娥七号、嫦娥八号组成的四期探月任务将在10年内陆续实施，旨在探索月球南极地区，为国际空间站建设奠定基础。中国国家航天局月球探测与航天工程中心主任刘继中说，月球研究站（ILRS）。

嫦娥六号将被派往月球背面取回样本并将其送回地球。

嫦娥六号探测器的生产已经基本完成。为了更好地了解月球，考虑到嫦娥四号首次到达月球背面，我们在与工程师和科学家讨论后，决定让嫦娥六号探测器从月球背面取回样本。月球的另一边并将它们送回地球。因此，这些样本将更有价值，”刘告诉中央广播电视总台（CMG）。

中国国家航天局于 2022 年 9 月 10 日宣布，我国探月工程四期工程已获国家批复，进展顺利。/CMG

According to the CNSA, the exploration of the South Pole will be completed by Chang'e-6 and -7, while Chang'e-8 will feature key technologies for lunar surface tests and preliminary exploration for the construction of the ILRS.

Liu said the Chang'e-7 probe is under development.

'The purpose of our missions is to lay the foundation for building a lunar station, so there are a lot of technologies to be tackled and we need to explore the energy on the moon. Great challenges lay ahead of us. However, with our previous experiences and an excellent team, I believe we will succeed.'

(L-R) Images of the Chang'e-1, Chang'e-2, Chang'e-3 and Chang'e-4 probes. /CGTN

China's lunar probe missions

China launched four lunar missions between 2007 and 2019 under the country's lunar exploration program, known as the Chang'e Project after the Chinese moon goddess.

China's first lunar probe, the Chang'e-1, was launched in October 2007. It was a lunar-orbiting spacecraft that worked 200 kilometers above the moon. Gathering a huge amount of data, it marked the first step of China's ambitious three-step moon mission.

The Chang'e-2 probe, which was launched in 2010, traveled more than 100 million kilometers from Earth, setting a record for the longest flight by a Chinese spacecraft.

In 2013, the Chang'e-3 became China's first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon and the Yutu rover drove on the moon.

In 2018, the Chang'e-4 landed on the far side of the moon, the first spacecraft to do so.

2020年，嫦娥五号探测器携带1731克月球样本登陆地球，标志着我国首次月球样本取回返回工作完成。