The story told by Xi Jinping

Original title: The story told by Xi Jinping

Flying to the sky and holding the moon is the dream of the Chinese nation that will continue for thousands of years. The lunar exploration project launched by China in 2004 is the starting point for making this dream come true. On the way to explore the moon and pursue our dreams, what miracles have we created? What kinds of difficulties have we experienced? When Chang’e 5 is about to return to earth, we look back at China’s journey to the moon and what new perspectives can we get? The issue of “The Story Told by Xi Jinping” will tell you.

In 2013, Chang’e-3 successfully landed on the moon and carried out a lunar survey. Where should the Chang’e-4 go as a backup? After an in-depth analysis and demonstration, the Chinese astronauts finally made a bold decision: to go to the back of the moon.

However, on the back of the moon, no human probe can communicate and transmit data directly with the earth. To solve this problem, the researchers decided to build an “air bridge” for the communication of information between the earth and the back of the moon, that is, to launch the relay star “magpie bridge”.

After the successful launch of the relay satellite, on December 8, 2018, the Long March 3B carrier rocket sent the Chang’e-4 probe into space. After a 26-day flight of approximately 380,000 kilometers, Chang’e-4 successfully landed on the back of the moon. Soon after, the Chang’e-4 patrol and lander successfully completed mutual imaging, marking a milestone in the victory of China’s lunar exploration project.

In the early morning of November 24 this year, the Chang’e-5 probe was successfully launched. This is the final battle of the three-step “circle, fall and return” of China’s lunar exploration project, and it is also the most complex and difficult task in China’s aerospace industry so far. One of the tasks.

Chang’e 5 is expected to return to Earth about 23 days after launch, becoming the first probe in the Chang’e family to “go home,” making another leap in the spacecraft’s lunar exploration project. from China.

For more than ten years, hundreds of millions of hands hold “Chang’e”, hundreds of millions of hearts care for “Chang’e”. In the future, the Chinese will go further in exploring the universe.

Managing Director: He Ping

Chief Planner: Liu Siyang

Producer: Liu Gang

Publisher: Sun Zhiping

Producer: Fan Hua

Coordinator: Xing Peiyu, Han Shen

Directors: Wang Zhibin, Li Yuhui

Reporters: Fan Hua, Wang Zhibin, Li Yuhui, Yang Zhigang, Zhang Yang, Chen Sihong, Hu Zhe, Li Dexin, Guo Peiran, Tian Chenxu, Xia Zilin, Guo Liangchuan, Zhou Xuan, Wu Yixuan (internship)

Packing: Xia Yong

Poster: Liu Siqi (internship)

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