BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A leading Chinese lunar
scientist said on Friday that the Chinese lunar exploration program would focus
on four major tasks.
Chinese scientists were scheduled to sketch a three-dimensional lunar map, and analyze 14 mineral elements,
including titanium and helium, said Ouyang Ziyuan.
The other two tasks were to measure the temperature
of the lunar surface by microwave radiation technology, and probe the space
environment between the Earth and the Moon, he told the 36th Scientific Assembly
of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).
China's space agency plans to launch its first lunar
orbiter Chang'e I in 2007. In 2010, it will launch an unmanned spacecraft for a
soft landing on the Moon. Enditem
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BEIJING,
July 21 (Xinhua) -- China will cooperate more closely with space agencies in
Russia, Europe and the United States in future lunar exploration, announced a
leading Chinese space scientist on Friday.
At the ongoing 36th Committee on Space Research Scientific
Assembly, Ouyang Ziyuan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that
China has already worked closely with Russia in the fields of space instruments,
facilities and observation and control of spacecraft.
China has stones from moon, Mars: space
scientist
BEIJING, July 21
(Xinhua) -- Although China hasn't sent any space craft to the moon and the Mars
yet, it has got three stones from them.
"Chinese explorers found nearly 10,000 stones fallen from space in the Antarctic area, including one from the moon and two from the Mars," said Ouyang Ziyuan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at the ongoing 36th Committee on Space Research Scientific Assembly here Friday.
Leading moon scientist believes Americans did land on the Moon
BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leading moon scientist Ouyang Ziyuan said here Friday that the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon was credible.
"Although there is no atmosphere on the Moon, the U.S. flag could still fly due to the shaking of the pole," he said, saying that he had conducted a similar experiment himself.
Helium 3 from Moon possible replacer in fusion
reaction
BEIJING, July 21
(Xinhua) -- A leading Chinese lunar scientist said here on Friday that helium 3
exploited from the Moon could be used for the fusion reaction, which can produce
non-ending electricity for human beings.
Scientists from six nations, including the United States
and China, are building an experimental fusion reactor in France by 2020.
Lunar resources exploitation uneconomical
BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- There are no current
plans for exploiting mineral resources on the Moon as it's not cost-efficient,
said a leading Chinese lunar exploration scientist here on Friday.
The Moon, a priority goal for deep space exploration, has
some unique resources that humans are eager to have, said Ouyang Ziyuan, member
of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
