Saturday, December 14, 2013

China’s Chang’e-3 and Jade Rabbit duo land on the Moon

The Chang'e 3 mission duo have landed on the Moon.
Check out the NASA Spaceflight.com pictures and text.
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China’s Chang’e-3 and Jade Rabbit duo land on the Moon
December 14, 2013 by Rui C. Barbosa

China’s Chang’e-3 and the lunar rover Yutu (Jade Rabbit) have landed on the lunar surface at 1:11 pm UTC on Saturday. The duo were launched by a Long March 3B on December 1, which was followed by a nominal flight into lunar orbit and subsequently China’s first soft landing on the Moon.
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Also the previous Spaceflight.com post for more information.
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Chang’e-3: Chinese lunar rover heading to the Moon
December 1, 2013 by Rui C. Barbosa

The Chinese have begun their most ambitious lunar mission to date, following the successful launch their Long March 3B rocket carrying the Chang’e-3 probe and Yutu lunar rover. Launch was on schedule at 17:30 UTC on Sunday, taking place from the LC2 Launch Complex at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
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Watch a YouTube presentation of landing with images and Chinese and English commentary.
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China's Chang'e 3 JADE RABBIT landed on the Moon!! LIVE Footage From MOON
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And a bit from THE INDEPENDENT, Saturday 14 December 2013.
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China's Jade Rabbit rover lands on moon
HEATHER SAUL 
 Saturday 14 December 2013

China has reported landing its Jade Rabbit rover on the moon, in the first soft landing of a rover in nearly four decades today, the latest step in the country's ambitious space programme.

The Chang'e 3 lander was scheduled to touch down at 9.40pm local time (1.40pm GMT).

State television showed pictures of the moon's surface as the Chang'e 3 lander touched down shortly before this.

The lander carries the moon rover called Yutu, or “Jade Rabbit” which was launched onboard the Chang'e 3 rocket on 1 December. After landing, the rover is slated to separate from the Chang'e and begin a three-month scientific exploration, looking for natural resources.
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Hopefully there will be more videos after the stored data is received and further check out is completed.
Feel free to let me know if you spot something of interest.
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Thanks for looking up with me.  
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