The Chinese space agency, dedicated to human spaceflight, has selected two rover proposals to send astronauts to the moon before the next decade. One of the two finalist proposals will be lucky.
CMSA, the branch of the Chinese space agency in charge of astronaut flights and future human missions to the moon, had launched a call for tenders from the Chinese aerospace industry to design and manufacture its rover. Several proposals emerged, but the two finalists remained the agency’s regular contract workers. The castThe cast and Saast (based in Shanghai), which will develop a prototype of its rover.
10 km on the moon
The specifications of the rover indicate that it should weigh about 200 kg and have a capacity ofSovereigntySovereignty of 10 km. Initially, CMSA does not plan such long trips for its astronauts, who will only spend a few hours on the moon, but such autonomy could be used to reach various destinations when China one day lands on the moon. Be the base.
The scenario for the first Chinese manned mission to the Moon is slowly emerging. That sounds like too much of a mission. ApolloApollo 15, 16 and 17. The three astronauts will board their Mengzhou spacecraft and join their lander, Lanyu, in lunar orbit. During the first mission, operations on the surface are expected to last about six hours where the two astronauts will go out in spacesuits, conduct experiments and board the rover before returning.
Several developments in the program
China plans to send its first astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade, hoping to get there before the Americans return late with Artemis III. Progress is important. China recently revealed the spacesuit that will be used to explore the moon and the design of its lander.
We are closely watching future Mega development.LauncherLauncher Chinese Long March 10, two copies of which are required to send the lander and spacecraft with its occupants into lunar orbit. Good progress has been made in the development of engines for The rocketThe rocket. But time is tight to get the first mission done before 2030.
