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Mr. SUN Laiyan, Deputy Administrator
of China National Space Administration disclosed
on Feb. 13, 2004 that China has launched its moon probing
program. Mr. SUN said that phase I project of the program,
also named Chang'e I Moon Surrounding Project, has a total
budget of RMB 1.4 billion. China's moon probing program will
go through three different development phases, though all
are unmanned probing activities. The objectives of phase I
project are: launch a satellite circling around the moon
before 2007, collect 3-D moon surface images, analyze the
composition of usable elements on the moon surface and
associated distributions, measure the moon soil depth and
explore the space environment between the earth and the
moon.
China will use its proven technologies to
work on the Chang'e I Moon Surrounding Project.
The technologies to be applied include CZ —
3A carrier rocket and Dongfanghong satellite platform. Upon
completing the phase I project, China will launch an
unmanned probing unit to the moon before 2010. In the last
part of the program, China will complete the moon soil
sample collection before 2020.
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