If the Artemis missions go to plan, people will be walking on the moon again within a few years. So, it's high time we got scrubbed up our knowledge about our lunar satellite. Here are seven facts to get you going.
If the Artemis missions go to plan, people will be walking on the moon again within a few years. So it's high time we scrubbed up our knowledge about our lunar satellite. Here are seven facts to get you going.
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China launches Chang e 5 to get rocks from the moon
If, on the other hand, it hits the atmosphere at the wrong angle if it splashes on the surface the spacecraft could fail completely and burn up.
But we ve all tried skipping stones on water, and some go farther than you d expect. And that may also go for spacecraft, potentially. Which poses another challenge for the retrieval team as the return capsule may land somewhere over a very large area.
Historic mission, either way
It is the third time that China has landed a spacecraft on the moon, starting with Chang e 3 and then Chang e 4.