China To Launch A Probe To Collect Soil Samples From The Far Side Of The Moon
This week, China is expected to launch the Chang’e-6 lunar probe to collect soil samples from the far side of the Moon and return them to Earth. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced last Saturday that the Chang’e-6 probe and the Long March 5 Y8 launch vehicle have been installed at the launch pad of the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in southern China’s Hainan province.
According to CNSA, the Chang’e-6 lunar probe and the Long March 5 Y8 launch vehicle were delivered on April 27 from the vertical testing workshop of the launch site in a vertical position to the launch area – to the launch pad of the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, located in Hainan Province in Southern China.
Before launch, specialists will conduct functional control, joint tests and refueling of the launch vehicle.
By the way, the mission of the Chang’e-6 lunar probe is to collect samples from the far side of the Moon and will be the first of its kind in human history.
Because the probe will land in rugged terrain beyond direct communication with Earth, China launched the Queqiao-2 relay satellite in March to communicate with the lunar probe, which will allow data to be transmitted to and from ground stations.
