China has finished assembling its first lunar satellite probe after three years of research and development, Luan Enjie, chief commander of the country's lunar exploration program, told Xinhua Tuesday. The carrier rocket, a Long March 3-A, which will be used to push the orbiter, Chang'e I, into the outer space, is currently under testing," Luan said on the sidelines of the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top advisory body. The orbiter will provide 3D images of the moon's surface, probe the distribution of 14 usable elements on the moon, study lunar microwaves and estimate the thickness of the moon's soil.
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10,000 scientists and they provide a drawing of the mission....classic
Yeah, it was, ah, very, 'Golden Age'! (are you sure it didn't come from a pulp magazine cover? Oh, that's right, I was the one who sent it...ooops)
That's probably who did the graphic! They hire Japanese Magna artists!
The 3D images of the lunar surface from this probe will be very intriguing. I can't wait to see them.
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