China launches a task to bring “revolutionary” samples from an asteroid near Mars
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propagandaChina launched a spacecraft to analyze and bring it to the ground Samples from the asteroid near Mars Performance Revolutionary discoveries and expansion of human knowledge about the universeAs reported by the country’s space agency.
the Sonda Tianwen-2 It was launched the first thing from last Thursday from southern China aboard the Long Rockting 3- March. The probe will collect samples from the 2016ho3 asteroid and explore the 311p of the main belt, which is from the Earth from Mars, according to the National Space Administration in China.
Shan Zhongde, CNSA director, announced that the Tianwen-2 mission is an important step on the new trip China Exploration between planets“During the decimal languages,” he will contribute to revolutionary discoveries and expand the knowledge of the universe by humanity. “
Las 2016ho3 samples will be returned around two years. It is expected that asteroids will be chosen by their relatively stable orbits, evidence about the formation of the Earth, such as the origin of the water.
China has already returned to samples of rocks from The hidden moon face On a historical mission and welcomed international cooperation. However, any cooperation with the United States depends on eliminating a American law prohibits direct bilateral cooperation with NASA.
Other space projects in China
The hidden face of the moon is seen from the Earth, while the hidden face is directed towards the outer space. This is also known The hidden face has mountains and the effect of drillingIt is difficult to achieve.
China also runs the Tiangong satellite station -or a heavenly palace, with a crew consisting of three people, making the country one of their main heroes in the new era of space exploration and the use of permanent stations to conduct experiments in space, especially since the station was completely built China has been excluded after the country from the International Space Station for national security reasons in the United States.
The Popular Liberation Army, the military branch of the Communist Party in Power, controls the Chinese space program. he The country’s space program grew quickly In more than 20 years since he put a man in space for the first time, being the third country to do it under his own speed.
The space agency landed an explorer that was not listed on Mars and an explorer in the hidden face of the moon. Your goal is Put a person on the moon before 2030. The future Tianwen-4 mission will explore Jupiter, although the details have not been released.
