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China-Lunar Exploration
Beijing, China - Jan 14, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing in progress
2. Reporters at press briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration; deputy chief commander, China lunar exploration program:
"China's lunar exploration program will have achieved the three-step objective of 'orbiting, landing and sample returning' by 2020. Since the program was launched after being approved by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council in 2004, we have achieved five continuous successes -- the Chang'e-1, Chang'e-2, Chang'e-3, a test craft for Chang'e-5, and Chang'e-4."
4. Various of press
5. Press briefing in progress
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration; deputy chief commander, China lunar exploration program:
"The fulfillment of the lunar probe missions has led to fairly well-established infrastructure for deep space exploration. We have built a global deep space network following the United States and Europe and fostered a team of highly qualified professional human resources."
China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Animation of communication among Moon, relay satellite, Earth
In Space - Jan 3, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Photo of Moon's far side taken by Chang'e-4
9. Photo of rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) taken by lander
Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of animation of rover Yutu-2 being released, moving on Moon
China's lunar exploration program will have met the goal of orbiting and landing on the Moon and bringing samples back to Earth by 2020, said an official with China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday.
Wu Yanhua, deputy head of CNSA and deputy chief commander of China's lunar exploration program, made the statement at a press briefing on China's lunar exploration program in Beijing.
"China's lunar exploration program will have achieved the three-step objective of 'orbiting, landing and sample returning' by 2020. Since the program was launched after being approved by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council in 2004, we have achieved five continuous successes -- the Chang'e-1, Chang'e-2, Chang'e-3, a test craft for Chang'e-5, and Chang'e-4," said Wu.
China's latest Chang'e-4 lunar probe landed smoothly on the far side of the Moon at 10:26 Beijing time (0226 GMT) on Jan. 3 and sent back the first image of the back side of the Moon, making China the first country in the world to soft-land on the dark side of the Moon.
With the assistance of the relay satellite Queqiao (Magpie Bridge), the rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) and the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe took photos of each other on Friday.
The Chang'e-4 mission is another epic event in the exploration of space following the Chang'e-3's landing on the near side of the Moon in 2013.
Since the launch of the first lunar probe, the Chang'e-1, in 2007, China has sent four lunar probes, helping the country complete the first two steps of its three-step lunar probe program.
"The fulfillment of the lunar probe missions has led to fairly well-established infrastructure for deep space exploration. We have built a global deep space network following the United States and Europe and fostered a team of highly qualified professional human resources," said Wu.
He added that the completion of the Chang'e-4 mission marks the beginning of China's deep space exploration program.
The Chang'e-5 probe will be launched by the end of this year and will collect two kg of samples and bring them back to Earth. China plans to launch a probe in 2020 that will orbit, land and rove on Mars the following year, according to Wu.
China-Lunar Exploration
Dateline : Jan 14/3, 2019/Recent
Location : Beijing,China
Duration : 1'35
Beijing, China - Jan 14, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing in progress
2. Reporters at press briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration; deputy chief commander, China lunar exploration program:
"China's lunar exploration program will have achieved the three-step objective of 'orbiting, landing and sample returning' by 2020. Since the program was launched after being approved by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council in 2004, we have achieved five continuous successes -- the Chang'e-1, Chang'e-2, Chang'e-3, a test craft for Chang'e-5, and Chang'e-4."
4. Various of press
5. Press briefing in progress
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Yanhua, deputy head, China National Space Administration; deputy chief commander, China lunar exploration program:
"The fulfillment of the lunar probe missions has led to fairly well-established infrastructure for deep space exploration. We have built a global deep space network following the United States and Europe and fostered a team of highly qualified professional human resources."
China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Animation of communication among Moon, relay satellite, Earth
In Space - Jan 3, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Photo of Moon's far side taken by Chang'e-4
9. Photo of rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) taken by lander
Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of animation of rover Yutu-2 being released, moving on Moon
China's lunar exploration program will have met the goal of orbiting and landing on the Moon and bringing samples back to Earth by 2020, said an official with China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Monday.
Wu Yanhua, deputy head of CNSA and deputy chief commander of China's lunar exploration program, made the statement at a press briefing on China's lunar exploration program in Beijing.
"China's lunar exploration program will have achieved the three-step objective of 'orbiting, landing and sample returning' by 2020. Since the program was launched after being approved by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council in 2004, we have achieved five continuous successes -- the Chang'e-1, Chang'e-2, Chang'e-3, a test craft for Chang'e-5, and Chang'e-4," said Wu.
China's latest Chang'e-4 lunar probe landed smoothly on the far side of the Moon at 10:26 Beijing time (0226 GMT) on Jan. 3 and sent back the first image of the back side of the Moon, making China the first country in the world to soft-land on the dark side of the Moon.
With the assistance of the relay satellite Queqiao (Magpie Bridge), the rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) and the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe took photos of each other on Friday.
The Chang'e-4 mission is another epic event in the exploration of space following the Chang'e-3's landing on the near side of the Moon in 2013.
Since the launch of the first lunar probe, the Chang'e-1, in 2007, China has sent four lunar probes, helping the country complete the first two steps of its three-step lunar probe program.
"The fulfillment of the lunar probe missions has led to fairly well-established infrastructure for deep space exploration. We have built a global deep space network following the United States and Europe and fostered a team of highly qualified professional human resources," said Wu.
He added that the completion of the Chang'e-4 mission marks the beginning of China's deep space exploration program.
The Chang'e-5 probe will be launched by the end of this year and will collect two kg of samples and bring them back to Earth. China plans to launch a probe in 2020 that will orbit, land and rove on Mars the following year, according to Wu.
ID : 8100605
Published : 2019-01-14 19:21
Last Modified : 2019-01-15 21:28:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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