China Chang E-6 Mission: China's support on the moon too, Chang E-6 mission will carry Pakistan's payload
China Chang E-6 Mission China's next lunar mission is proposed in 2024. However, China will also carry Pakistan's payload in this mission. China's space agency has given this information. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) was quoted as saying on Friday that the Chang'e-6 lunar mission is currently undergoing research and development work.
China's next lunar mission is proposed for 2024. However, China will also take Pakistan's payload in this mission. China's space agency has given this information.
Chang E-6 mission will travel to the dark side of the Moon
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) was quoted as saying on Friday that the Chang'e-6 lunar mission is currently undergoing research and development work. The Chang'e-6 mission will travel to the dark side of the Moon and collect samples from the surface and return to Earth.
The task of bringing back the samples has been assigned
The launch of the Chang'e-6 mission is scheduled for the first half of 2024. It has been tasked with bringing back samples from the far side of the Moon. The mission aims to land on the South Pole's Aitken Basin to collect lunar samples, The Global Times reports.
Will carry payloads from these countries
This mission will carry payloads from different countries. These include France's Dorne radon detection instrument, European Space Agency's negative ion detector, Italy's laser retroreflector and Pakistan's CubeSat. CubeSat is a small satellite of Pakistan.
Plans are being made to launch the mission in the first half of 2024
China plans to launch its relay satellite Qiqiao-2, or Magpie Bridge-2, in the first half of 2024 to help communicate between the far side of the Moon and Earth.