On June 28, the China National Space Administration held a handover ceremony for the Chang'e-6 lunar exploration sample in Beijing.
At the meeting, the world's first sample on the far side of the moon was officially unveiled, and it was officially announced: after preliminary measurements, it weighed about 1935.3 grams
Chang'e-6 lasted 53 days and brought this sample to Earth from the moon 384,403.9 kilometers away, which was really not easy, but fortunately, Chang'e-6 lived up to expectations and successfully completed all the scheduled tasks.
Moreover, with the completion of the handover ceremony, it also marks the official transition of the Chang'e-6 mission from the project implementation stage to a new stage of scientific research.
What exactly is the difference between a sample on the front side of the moon and a sample on the back side?
Why do we spend so much effort to collect samples from the back of the moon? It is because the lunar soil on the far side of the moon is very different from the lunar soil on the front side of the moon, and the research value is very high.
This difference will lead to new research results that will give mankind a more comprehensive understanding of the history and formation of the moon.
Hu Hao, chief designer of the Chang'e-6 mission, said that during the sampling process, it was obvious that the lunar soil on the far side of the moon was different from the lunar soil on the front, which was more delicate and loose, and the state on the back side seemed to be more sticky and clumpy.
"So we have higher expectations and hope that scientists will make new discoveries." ”
There is no doubt that there will be new discoveries, after all, we have discovered a new ore in the lunar soil of Chang'e-5, named "Chang'e Stone", which has advanced lunar research to the "Chang'e era".
You know, the United States collected lunar soil earlier than we did, and they collected it more often than we did, so it stands to reason that they should have studied everything.
But we were the first to discover new ore from the lunar soil of Chang'e-5, which slapped American scientists in the face.
Not to mention the first lunar back sample brought back by Chang'e-6, there will definitely be big discoveries and even subversive research results.
The United States is dissatisfied with the allocation of lunar soil, and China explicitly refuses
Ever since China rejected the U.S. application for Chang'e-5 lunar soil, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has been sour.
At some important international conferences, either China is blamed for not cooperating or accused of being opaque.
With this cheeky appearance, even American netizens couldn't stand it, and commented: "Oh my God, he didn't mention the Wolf clause!" ”
The whole world knows how precious the samples of the moon brought back by Chang'e-6 this time are, and the United States naturally wants a piece of the pie.
For this reason, the NASA administrator has changed his tough attitude in the past and congratulated the successful completion of the Chang'e-6 mission many times.
In the final analysis, it's not to get lunar soil, it's soft when it looks so hard, but it seems to have miscalculated.
On June 27, at a press conference, an AFP reporter asked whether China would refuse the Chang'e-6 sample if the United States had always wanted to get China's lunar soil, but was refused.
Bian Zhiganghui, deputy director of the China National Space Administration, said that the premise for the United States to obtain the Chang'e-6 sample is that measures must be taken to remove obstacles.
What this obstacle is, many people must know, is the "Wolf Clause" issued by the United States.
This clause was originally intended to restrict China's aerospace development, but 13 years later, it still hit the United States in the foot.
The vision of China's astronauts has long surpassed that of the United States
The United States is chasing and intercepting everywhere, trying to prevent the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and even wants China to go back to the era of 150 million shirts for one plane!
This is obviously wishful thinking, and it is a manifestation of the fear of the United States.
I want to say that the time has come from 1949 to 2024, and the United States has long been absent in the eyes of Chinese astronauts.
Why? Since 2011, the United States, together with its allies, has refused to engage in space cooperation and exchanges with China, let alone technology sharing and exchange.
Over the past 13 years, China's space technology has been explored step by step by the astronauts themselves, and we have sufficient confidence to completely surpass the United States.
The manned landing on the moon before 2030 is such a signal that there is no need for China to engage in so-called "space competition" with the United States, because we are already ahead of the curve.
Astronaut energy meal to help manned landing on the moon
In early 2024, the China Space Administration announced that it had fully launched a manned lunar landing program.
On 11 June, the selection of the fourth batch of astronauts ended, and the contingent of mainland astronauts was newly replenished, and the astronauts who landed on the moon will probably be selected from these four batches of astronauts.
On June 14, the Long March 10 series of rockets used for manned missions such as the lunar landing successfully completed the test run of the first sub-stage rocket power system.
During the test run, the engine started normally, worked stably, shut down regularly, and the parameters were tested normally.
In addition, the astronaut energy meal, a special space food for manned landing on the moon, has also been developed for a long time, and has been applied and tested in manned space engineering.
Astronaut energy meal can quickly replenish the energy of astronauts, eliminate astronauts' fatigue, and even respond to emergencies at critical moments.
It can be seen that China's manned lunar landing plan is proceeding in an orderly manner, and we are very sure of this.
On the other hand, the United States has repeatedly delayed the lunar landing program, and various problems have emerged one after another, and it may be difficult to carry out a lunar mission in 2027.
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