China Exclusive: Lunar rock collisions behind Yutu damage
21 July 2014
Ailing Chinese moon rover Yutu, or "Jade Rabbit," might have been damaged by knocking against rocks on a lunar surface that is more complicated than expected, its designer has said. Data from foreign researchers projected that there would be four stones, each above 20 cm, on average every 100 square meters, but the quantity and size of the stones that Yutu has encountered has far exceeded this expectation, Zhang said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.
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Lunar rover is "awake"' but faults continue
21 July 2014
China's first lunar rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, is still "alive" despite the malfunction of some of its equipment, according to a senior space scientist. "Yutu has been woken up after the past dormancy, but the problems still exist," Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar probe project, told Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong. Wu was to attend an exhibition set to open on Monday in Hong Kong that features the achievements China has made in its lunar exploration project.
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Hong Kong chief executive meets China space official
21 July 2014
Hong Kong's chief executive CY Leung met China National Space Administration Deputy Director Zhang Jianhua at the Government House on Monday, according to the city's government news website. Zhang and his delegation attended the opening ceremony of the Exhibition on China's Lunar Exploration Program at the Space Museum.
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China to launch HD observation satellite this year
21 July 2014
China will launch Gaofen-2, a high-definition Earth observation satellite, to space this year, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND). As one of China's major science and technology projects, the Gaofen satellite series will help in geographic and resources surveys, environment and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, disaster relief and city planning.
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