Today, the China National Space Administration handed over the Chang'e-6 sample container to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and handed over the sample certificate.
According to preliminary calculations, the Chang'e-6 mission collected 1935.3 grams of lunar samples, and after the samples are safely transported to the lunar sample laboratory, the researchers of the ground application system will carry out the storage and processing of lunar samples as planned and start scientific research
It is expected to dig four catties, but because of some deviations in the data released by a certain country before, there is a gap in the data.
Next, the Chang'e-6 mission officially moved from the engineering implementation stage to a new stage of scientific research.
Many domestic universities and scientific research institutions are waiting! According to a statement by officials of the China National Space Administration, once the samples are received, Chinese scientists will share the data with international partners and conduct joint research, after which Beijing will open the samples to international teams.
Russia, Pakistan, Germany, Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Canada and other 18 countries are among them, and the rest have to be reared behind.
In fact, the successful launch of Chang'e-6 is also congratulatory to the United States and Europe, but it is unknown whether it is true or false!
It's strange this time, I see that there are Japan, Canada, Germany, and India in the shared data. I can only say that China is really generous enough, but looking at the absence of the United States in it, I have a lot of balance in my heart again, but it is estimated that the United States will not be able to bear it anymore!
The media in the United States have begun to complain that they want to get a piece of lunar soil
According to CNN, international teams will have to wait about three years to apply for samples from the Chang'e-5 mission, and some of the earliest published studies on these samples have come from teams of Chinese and international scientists.
This really makes them very anxious, and they have to wait for another two years, as for Chang'e-6, it is basically the same.
In May, NASA Administrator Nelson made a striking statement in an interview with The Echo: "Although the Wolf Act limits our collaboration with China in space, it does not explicitly stipulate that China cannot unilaterally share its space achievements with us." ”
Earlier, China announced that international groups would come to apply for borrowing lunar soil, and the United States had a total of five scientific research institutions, which was really cheeky!
The research value of the lunar soil obtained by Chang'e-6 is higher than in the past, because it is on the back of the moon. Scientists have already said that this soil is slimy, and there may be water on the back of the moon.
It is estimated that the United States really can't bear it, and a reporter from Reuters asked before whether China wants to cooperate with the United States. China has made it clear that the Wolf Clause severely limits cooperation between China and the United States, so it depends on what the United States does.
NASA is really going crazy and is about to be overtaken by China
The first country in the world to go to the moon was the United States, and then the United States developed itself, and at that time it was to fight the Soviet Union against the space race, so it did this.
After the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the United States was not interested in doing these things, and since then the United States has basically stalled in the exploration of the moon.
And seeing that China has made so much progress in lunar exploration, the United States once again can't help it.
The U.S. goal is to launch a manned Artemis mission as early as 2026, which would be the first such attempt by the U.S. in more than 50 years.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson appears to point to China's pace as a driver of U.S. progress, telling lawmakers in April that the two countries "actually ...... In a race"
"My concern is that they [get to the South Pole first] and say, 'This is our area, you don't come close' because the South Pole of the Moon is an important part," Nelson said...... We think that there is water there, and if there is water, there is rocket fuel. ”。
For Lao Mei, at the moment, they not only want to re-compete with China, but also want to obtain lunar soil from China.
It would be better if China offered to give them on its own initiative, after China gave Russia and France a gram of lunar soil. Given that lunar soil is so precious now, it's not up to whoever wants us to give it.
According to NASA, the Chang'e-6 probe is expected to return to Earth with up to 2 kilograms of lunar dust and rocks from the far side of the moon, which will be analyzed by Chinese researchers before opening it to international scientists.
Experts say the results of the sample analysis could help scientists review the evolution of the Moon, Earth and the solar system, while also helping China use the moon's resources to further explore the moon.
However, with the smooth progress of China's lunar exploration program, everyone is curious about whether the United States has explored the moon or not. France received lunar soil from the United States and China respectively, but when you compare their data, it turns out that they are very different.
Whether Lao Mei deliberately concealed the data back then, or whether it was true, is a question.
The United States is in a hurry to find China, for fear of crushing Armstrong's footprints
Now seeing the success of China's Chang'e-6, the United States is even more nervous.
The government's negotiating team was very enthusiastic and discussed with Chinese experts "how to protect the historical relics of mankind on the moon". For example, will the rut of the "Jade Rabbit" roll Armstrong's footprints? Who should go to the resources on the moon?