Chang’e-5 Lunar Probe Takes China on a New Space Adventure

• 作者: FU YIFEI
• 来源期刊: 今日中国:英文版
• 学科: 经济
• 关键词: PROBE TRAVEL EARTH
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（3）
• 页码范围: 22-25
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: F42

摘要

NAMED after the Chinese mythical moon goddess,the Chang’e-5 robotic lunar probe was successfully launched from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province on November 24,2020.After more than 20 days in orbit,the probe brought back about 2 kilograms of lunar samples to Earth.The expedition is a new milestone in the history of China’s space industry,marking that the world’s second largest economy now has the ability to travel between Earth and the moon.It also lays a solid foundation for the country’s future lunar and planetary explorations.