Chang’e 2 Proving Technology For Future Lunar Missions
Credit: Alpha/Landov
China will validate a range of technologies with its second lunar probe, including the landing of a camera on the surface of the Moon and control of a spacecraft by X-band communications. The Chang’e 2 probe, built as a back-up for the 2007 spacecraft Chang’e 1 and inserted into the Chinese lunar...
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