China is due to launch its latest space mission this week. It will be the Chang'e 1 mission to the Moon.
Press release is here: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sina.com.cn%2Fc%2F2007-10-16%2F142514098172.shtml&langpair=zh%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
Planetary Society weblog here: http://planetary.org/blog/article/00001195/
Some piccies of the booster and launch site here: http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/228927.htm
Japan has a mission orbiting the Moon now. China to launch this week. India to launch a Moon mission soon. LRO to go next year! Looks like lunar exploration is finally becoming vogue again!
Cheers,
Maurice
Press release is here: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sina.com.cn%2Fc%2F2007-10-16%2F142514098172.shtml&langpair=zh%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
Planetary Society weblog here: http://planetary.org/blog/article/00001195/
Some piccies of the booster and launch site here: http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/228927.htm
Japan has a mission orbiting the Moon now. China to launch this week. India to launch a Moon mission soon. LRO to go next year! Looks like lunar exploration is finally becoming vogue again!
Cheers,
Maurice
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