China's mission seeks to return the first samples from the lunar far side to Earth.
On May 3, China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft embarked on the lunar journey, riding atop a Long March 5 rocket.On May 3, China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft embarked on the lunar journey, riding atop a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre on Hainan Island.
Reportedly, the secret rover came into the spotlight after the China Academy of Space Technology unveiled spacecraft images with a rover possibly affixed to the side of the lander module. In a post uploaded on its website, the institute details key materials developed and supplied by them for this mission. The translated version, written in Chinese, claims that the Chang’e 6 lunar rover has an infrared imaging spectrometer.
“The large-size tellurium dioxide crystal developed is applied to the infrared imaging spectrometer of the Chang’e 6 lunar rover with its excellent acoustic and optical characteristics, and is a key material to achieve large field of view, high space and spectral resolution,” itThe space agency has not disclosed the official mission timeline, but the latest updates suggest that the spacecraft entered its circumlunar orbit on Wednesday .
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