Chinas JADE RABBIT set for moon landing…THIS AFTERNOON!
China’s first lunar rover is due to touch down on the Moon later, as the country takes the next step in its ambitious space plans.
China is preparing to land a rover on the surface of the Moon, making it only the third nation to do so and taking a big step towards becoming a global player in space.
It has been 37 years since a rover has landed on the Moon and millions of people around the world are expected to be following the operation this afternoon.
The Jade Rabbit or “Yutu” rover was launched into space onboard its Chang’e-3 rocket on December 1 from southern China.
The name was chosen in an online poll of 3.4 million voters indicating just how important this mission is to the Chinese public.
http://news.sky.com/story/1182244/chinas-jade-rabbit-set-for-moon-landing
Coming Soon?China to land moon probe
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Vital moves of the Chang’e 3
December 10- Descends from the 100 km-high lunar circular orbit at 9:20 p.m. to an elliptical orbit with its nearest point about 15 km away from the moon’s surface.
December 6- Enters the 100 km-high lunar circular orbit at 5:53 p.m. after 361 seconds of precise braking by the variable thrust engine.
December 2- Blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 1:30 a.m.; finishes the first orbital trimming in its trajectory along the earth-moon transfer orbit. at 3:50 p.m..
http://live.china.org.cn/2013/12/13/coming-soon-change-3-lands-on-the-moon/
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China’s first lunar rover is due to touch down on the Moon later, as the country takes the next step in its ambitious space plans.
China is preparing to land a rover on the surface of the Moon, making it only the third nation to do so and taking a big step towards becoming a global player in space.
It has been 37 years since a rover has landed on the Moon and millions of people around the world are expected to be following the operation this afternoon.
The Jade Rabbit or “Yutu” rover was launched into space onboard its Chang’e-3 rocket on December 1 from southern China.
The name was chosen in an online poll of 3.4 million voters indicating just how important this mission is to the Chinese public.
http://news.sky.com/story/1182244/chinas-jade-rabbit-set-for-moon-landing
Coming Soon?China to land moon probe
No need to reload page, content updates automatically every two minutes. All time is Beijing Time (GMT+0800).
Vital moves of the Chang’e 3
December 10- Descends from the 100 km-high lunar circular orbit at 9:20 p.m. to an elliptical orbit with its nearest point about 15 km away from the moon’s surface.
December 6- Enters the 100 km-high lunar circular orbit at 5:53 p.m. after 361 seconds of precise braking by the variable thrust engine.
December 2- Blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 1:30 a.m.; finishes the first orbital trimming in its trajectory along the earth-moon transfer orbit. at 3:50 p.m..
http://live.china.org.cn/2013/12/13/coming-soon-change-3-lands-on-the-moon/
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