China mulls sending spacecraft to edge of solar system: scientist
Time:2024-05-22 03:19:36 Source:politicsViews(143)
Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration project, poses for a photo after China's Chang'e-4 mission was awarded the Moon Village Principles - Mission Prize by the Moon Village Association (MVA) at a symposium in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Hua Yi)
BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists are evaluating the feasibility of a project to send spacecraft to the edge of the solar system, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program.
According to the project, the Chinese spacecraft will cover a distance about 100 times than that between the sun and Earth by 2049, when the People's Republic of China celebrates its 100th founding anniversary, Wu said in a recent interview with industry newspaper China Space News.
The distance from the sun to Earth is called an astronomical unit (AU), which is about 150 million km.
The project aims to carry out scientific exploration and experiments at the edge of the solar system, a region about 15 billion km from the Earth.
Photo taken on April 23, 2021 shows the combination of the core module of China's space station, Tianhe, and the Long March-5B Y2 rocket after it was transported to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province.(Photo by Guo Wenbin/Xinhua)
"If the project can be implemented, it will be China's contribution to the world and mankind," Wu said.
"China's space industry has the strength to achieve this goal," the scientist added.
Previous:With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
Next:Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
You may also like
- How Diddy made himself the 'victim' in apology video where he does not mention ex
- RHOM star Alexia Nepola's husband Todd files for DIVORCE after two years
- What do women want? Mandarin pop song lyrics reveal a shift, study shows — Radio Free Asia
- Katy Perry can barely contain her excitement as she gets ready to see Doja Cat headline Coachella
- Shohei Ohtani's first walk
- Solomon Islands election to test pro
- Katy Perry can barely contain her excitement as she gets ready to see Doja Cat headline Coachella
- Scottie Scheffler is a Masters champion again. And he's never satisfied
- UN Security Council rejects Russia