China's Space Program News Thread
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Where is the flag video?
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Do you know if there are backup rockets and landers in case one of the launches does'nt go as planned?
They come in pairs, with the second to be used as backup in the case the first failed. However if first one succeeds then the second is used for an extended mission.
Chang'e 3 and 4. Since 3 succeeded they send 4's Rover to dark side of moon.
If Chang'e 5 succeeds then Chang'e 6 might be sent to south pole to collect sample. That's what I have read anyway.
6 was the backup of 5. There is a ongoing heavy modification of 7 or 8 (not sure which one), this means that 6 is going to do 7's job, so they changed 7's job profile to do more.
In case of 5's returning journey fails (knock knock), I think 6 will still go to the south pole anyway because it is the intended place for the moon station. Returning soil from south pole is more relevant. This is what China did with Chang'e 4 and Yutu 2 which are backups of Chang'e 3 and Yutu 1 which failed, they did not return to where Chang'e 3 landed but to the back side.
Really? I thought Chang’e 7 was going to carry a drone to look into a crater of eternal darkness.
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