On June 24th, 2020, 165438+ Long March V rocket with Chang 'e V detector was successfully launched, marking the beginning of the third step of China's "lunar exploration project".
Chang 'e V mission is the sixth mission of the "Lunar Exploration Project", and it is also one of the most complicated and difficult missions of China Aerospace so far. It will realize China's first unmanned return to the moon and help deepen the scientific research on the origin and evolution of the moon.
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In September 2020, Yu Yu, deputy chief designer of China's lunar exploration project, revealed that Chang 'e V will be launched before the end of 2020 to realize a soft landing and sampling return in the lunar region.
On June165438+1October 17, the Long March V carrier rocket and Chang 'e V probe were vertically transported to the launch area after completing the final assembly test at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China, and the launch is planned at the end of the same month.
1October 23 1 18: 30, the Long March V carrier rocket began to be filled with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen cryogenic propellant, and the launch mission is planned to be carried out from 4 am to 5 am on the 24th.
On February 4, 65438, the moon was flagged and the five stars shone. The National Space Administration released photos of the national flag displayed on the surface of the moon by the Chang 'e-5 probe of the lunar exploration project. This is the first time that the five-star red flag has been displayed on the surface of the moon after the missions of Chang 'e III and Chang 'e IV.