Details on Chinese Lunar Rover

Hey Space Placers!

The next nation to land people on the Moon will most likely be China. They just successfully returned Taikonauts from a manned mission to the Chinese space station.

China is expected to send a nuclear powered rover, complete with a piggyback solar powered rover to the Moon sometime late this year.

Artist's concept of Chang'e 3 rover on the Moon
Glen Nagle

This will be quite a mission if successful as it will mark the first lunar surface mission since Apollo 17 in December 1972. There have been plenty of lunar orbit missions but having a rover available to go places on the Moon is pretty exciting.

Read More About It: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2013/01091341-change-3-lunar-lander.html

 Sky Guy in Rain Drenched VA

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