China has planted a flag on the moon, The BBC reports, Citing state-run media, following a country trip to the lunar surface this week.
An image The Chinese national flag is clearly visible on the lunar surface, illuminated by China’s National Space Administration.
The official newspaper of the Global Times said there was a photo Ride in a Change-5 lander vehicle before flying from the moon.
The Chinese outlet said the spacecraft “flashed a five-star red national flag, originally made of cloth.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying too Shared Images of the national flag on the moon.
We are proud that our national flag is hoisted on the moon. This # Change 5 Collect test samples and take off from the moon. It will contribute to global scientific studies in areas such as the formation and evolution of the moon. pic.twitter.com/1UJskx3d9s
– Mission of China (chinaimmotion) December 4, 2020
The Global Times noted that the previous two Chinese lunar missions had flags on the craft coatings, instead of the actual flags on the poles.
The Chinese flag was first seen on the moon in 2013 during the country’s inaugural lunar mission, Chang’e-3, the newspaper noted. In 2019, the Chang-4 Lander and Rover brought the flag to the unpredictable part of the moon.
Project leader Li Yunfeng told the Global Times that the system used to fly the flag Features such as protection from extreme temperature differences.
Project developer Cheng Chang told the state newspaper that an ordinary national flag on Earth would not survive a severe lunar atmosphere.
NASA Associate Administrator Thomas Zarbuche congratulated China on its lunar landing earlier this week.
He said, “This is not an easy task. When the specimens collected on the moon have returned to Earth, we hope that everyone will benefit from studying this precious cargo moving the international science community forward.”
Congratulations to China on the successful landing of Changi 5. This is not an easy task. When the samples collected on the moon have returned to Earth, we hope that everyone will benefit from studying this precious cargo, advancing the international science community. pic.twitter.com/2xoKouf3dq
– Thomas Zarbuchen (Dr_ThomasZ) December 1, 2020
In 1969, a U.S. soldier planted a flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. It was the first country. Subsequent missions planted five other flags by 1972.
NASA quoted satellite images as saying that five flags were still flying in 2012, but experts said the sun’s glare had probably turned them white.
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin said the first flag was placed very close to the Apollo lunar module and was probably blown up when it exploded.
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