On January 23, 2004
China's lunar exploration project was officially launched
The Chinese started their journey to the moon
With the joint support of Chinese scientists and engineers
"Chang'e" successfully flew into the sky again and again
From Chang'e-1 Walking in Dreams
Arrive at Chang'e-5 and return to the moon
China's lunar exploration pace is sonorous and powerful
The "Chang'e" family continues to grow
Today is the "20th birthday" of
China's lunar exploration project
Let's listen to "Chang'e" together Family story!
I obtained my country's first 120-meter resolution full moon image map and first three-dimensional lunar terrain map, and ascertained the distribution characteristics of 14 useful elements on the moon.
On March 1, 2009, after successfully completing the mission, I controlled the collision with the moon as planned and completed the mission gloriously.
I took a 7-meter resolution full moon image, and also conducted high-precision imaging of Hongwan, the pre-selected landing area for Chang'e-3. After that, I successively went to the Sun-Earth point 12 to carry out scientific exploration and conduct fly-by rendezvous detection of the Tutatis asteroid. Then, I flew 100 million kilometers away to verify our country's deep space exploration capabilities. Today, I'm still in orbit around the sun.
Unlike sisters No. 1 and No. 2, I am a lunar landing robot composed of a lander and a Yutu lunar rover. I completed the three major tasks of "sky survey, earth observation, and moon measurement" in one fell swoop—completed a celestial body survey, obtained an image of the earth's plasma layer, and completed a geological profile of the moon.
Since the earth cannot communicate directly with the spacecraft on the far side of the moon, on May 21, 2018, as my "communication messenger", the "Queqiao" relay satellite set off first and was in position at the Earth-moon l2 o'clock to soft land for me. The back of the moon protects you.
After I landed, the Yutu-2 lunar rover slowly drove out and carried out scientific exploration on the back of the moon. To this day, the "model worker" Yutu 2 and the lander are still working hard.
On November 24, 2020, the Long March 5 Yaowu carrier rocket, known as the "Fat Five", lifted me into the sky.
My "digging" team evolved into a "4-piece" super-powerful equipment: orbiter, returner, lander and ascender. At 22:00 on December 2, after about 19 hours of work on the lunar surface, I successfully completed the "digging" task.
Chinese scientists conducted a series of studies on the "native products" I brought back, confirming that the lunar volcanic activity lasted longer than previously thought. They also discovered a sixth new mineral on the moon and named it "Chang'e Stone" has refreshed mankind's understanding of the evolution history of the moon.
From Chang'e 1 to Chang'e 5
China's lunar exploration project has achieved a breakthrough from scratch
The moon that we have looked up to for thousands of years has the Chinese imprint
It has formed the spirit of "chasing dreams, having the courage to explore, cooperating to tackle difficulties, and cooperating for a common future". The lunar exploration spirit of "win"
In the future
Chang'e-6, 7, and 8 will take over the important task
China's deep space exploration will go further
Explore more mysteries of the stars
Planner: Qi Huijie
Producer: Hu Guoxiang Zhao Yufei
Final review: Feng Xuan
Reporter: Zhou Siyu Zhou Wenchong
Hand-painted design: Shi Meng
Editor: Wang Yuxuan Wang Jingjing Qiu Xingxiang
Copywriter: Chen Biqi
Academic advisor: Wang Qiong
Acknowledgments: Deep Space Singularity™
Xinhua News Agency New Media Center
Xinhua Chongqing Branch of the Society
Deep Space Exploration Laboratory
Jointly produced
