As the only natural satellite of the earth, the moon has been with the earth for billions of years 380,000 kilometers away, and it can be said that every bit of the moon in the evolution of the earth is a "witness". The earth has an atmosphere, coupled with the relatively active geological activity, after the vicissitudes of life, everything is not the same as it was. Then it is particularly important for scientists to explore the moon, and only by understanding the history of the earth's evolution can we look to the future!
As the closest natural object to us, the Moon has a natural advantage because its surface is close to an absolute vacuum, and its geological activity is almost stagnant, like a dead planet. The bits and pieces that happened on the moon were not forgotten by time, and were eventually recorded!
Therefore, human exploration of the moon is extremely important, and the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the last century set off a climax of lunar exploration. Of course, the final results are also relatively remarkable, the United States Apollo manned lunar landing program successfully sent 12 astronauts to the surface of the moon, and the Soviet Union's lunar probes have also successfully landed on the moon many times!
In this century, mankind's desire for the moon is getting deeper and deeper, not only because the moon has rare mineral resources on the earth, such as the existence of helium-three, which can help mankind develop controlled nuclear fusion technology, and it will be in high demand in the future as a clean nuclear energy source!
The fundamental reason why human beings explore the moon and even want to conquer the moon is that the moon can become a springboard for human deep space exploration in the future, exploring Mars and even more distant solar system frontiers, and using the moon as a springboard is a time-saving and labor-saving fast road.
At this stage, the United States is mainly focusing on the Artemis program, and the core goal of the program is to return to the moon and land on Mars with a manned person. But at present, only Artemis I has been completed without people around the moon, and there are follow-up Artemis II and Artemis III manned around the moon and manned landing on the moon, which is already a serious delay!
NASA's lunar exploration program is delayed, while China's Chang'e project is developing at a high speed, and the psychology of the United States can be seen in comparison! At a public meeting in April this year, NASA head Nelson also poured dirty water on China's spaceflight! NASA head believes that China plans to land people on the moon before 2030, and this time may be advanced, according to Nielsen: I am worried that if the Chinese land on the moon first, they will say that this is our territory, you should not come in.
Not only that, Nelson also mentioned the exploration of the far side of the moon, and at present, only China's Chang'e-4 is the only probe in the world that has successfully made a soft landing on the far side of the moon. Not only that, at present, Chang'e-6 has completed the launch and is running wildly in the Earth-Moon transfer orbit, and its destination is also the far side of the Moon, this time not only to make a soft landing, but also to collect samples on the far side of the Moon and bring them back to Earth!
Regarding this situation, Nelson, the head of NASA, once again made strange remarks, he claimed: The far side of the moon is too dark, and Americans never plan to go there! Many netizens felt very funny when they heard this remark, and couldn't help but joke: When Chang'e-6 brings back samples from the back of the moon, you in the United States don't want to apply!
In fact, there is still a common sense mistake here, I don't know how Nelson, as the head of NASA, is talking nonsense like this! The difference between the front and back sides of the moon is the definition given to it by human beings, and the far side of the moon does not mean "darkness", but it is just that it has its back to the earth!
On the earth, human beings cannot directly see the far side of the moon, because the moon is tidally locked by the earth, and its rotation period and revolution period are strictly equal, resulting in only one side of the moon facing the earth!
The far side of the moon looks like a pockmarked face, and the impact crater is very dense, but it does not mean that it is dark, whether it is the front of the moon or the far side of the moon, there are moments of direct sunlight, and the diurnal cycle is about 28 days! Therefore, the statement of Nelson, the head of NASA, is completely wrong, in order to hack China's aerospace and China's lunar exploration program!
It is true that the United States did not go to the far side of the moon, and at the moment all their focus is on the return of Artemis to the moon, and the destination is the south pole of the moon, but from the perspective of progress, it is really worrying.
On the other hand, the Chang'e project, the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project has been officially opened, and the launch of Queqiao-2 and Chang'e-6 has been completed, Chang'e-6 will go to the far side of the moon for sampling, and the launch has been completed on May 3, and the entire mission cycle will take 53 days, so you can look forward to it!
The fourth phase of the lunar exploration project will also include Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8, which will go to the south pole of the moon to find water resources and build the basic model of an international lunar research station. Not only that, but before 2030, China will also carry out a manned landing on the moon and send two astronauts to the surface of the moon, which is worth looking forward to!
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