Preface
On 3 May, the Chang'e-6 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Wenchang Launch Center on the mainland, and China once again set off a storm in the world's aerospace circles, and the mainland's aerospace industry once again moved forward.
Since the mainland's first successful launch of Chang'e-1 in 2007, China's historic breakthrough in flying around the moon, the mainland's lunar landing program has received enthusiastic attention in major media, and the mainland has announced that it will achieve the goal of manned lunar landing for the first time in 2030.
But in this regard, many netizens expressed their doubts, the mainland has already demonstrated its strong aerospace strength, why did it start to land on the moon so late?
In this regard, some people said that the mainland's postponement of the moon landing was out of a conspiracy against the United States in terms of space.
So why did the continent wait 15 years to land on the moon? Why is China hesitant to land on the moon, in fact, China's move is a hint to the United States.
Why is China waiting until 2030?
As a matter of fact, the mainland has already made many achievements in the development of the aerospace field, and not only the mainland experts and the masses of the people have considerable confidence in the mainland's space field, but some foreign experts are also quite shocked by the mainland's space industry, and the mainland's successes again and again have also won the mainland more and more respect in the international space industry.
Although China has made many achievements in the space industry, the mainland has not taken any action in the moon landing cause, which has puzzled many people; after all, with the support of the mainland, the space industry has already developed, so why hesitate?
Since the mainland's first Chang'e-1 probe was successfully launched around the moon in 2007, the mainland's aerospace experts have been stepping up their efforts to tackle key problems and work hard for China's dream of landing on the moon.
The successful launch and operation of the mainland's Chang'e-6 probe has taken another step forward for the mainland's lunar landing cause, Chang'e-6 is an important part of the Chang'e-5 probe, and it will be used as the first human probe and tester to reach the far side of the moon, we can see how much importance the mainland attaches to the lunar landing cause.
The lunar landing is a complex and arduous task that requires overcoming many technical difficulties, and the mainland must continue to overcome difficulties in many aspects, such as launching, transportation, and landing.
After the Chang'e-6 mission, China's lunar exploration still needs new breakthroughs, China's aerospace industry needs to achieve the launch of a manned return capsule in a short period of time, to provide technical support for the mainland's lunar mission in the next ten years, China hopes to successfully achieve the lunar mission during this period, and has also issued a clarion call for the journey in China's space community.
Challenging space is undoubtedly a very challenging mission, requiring China to spend a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to ensure the successful completion of the mission, in order to avoid unnecessary waste, China has decided to determine the 2030 lunar landing program in 2023.
In fact, China's lunar program is not only to complete the lunar mission, but also to assist in the research and research of core technologies, China's dream of manned space flight to the moon is a huge test for China's aerospace industry, but also a huge opportunity, only through detailed deployment and planning can we continue to overcome technical difficulties, but also minimize waste.
It can be said that China's choice to achieve the moon mission in 2030 is not a laissez-faire that does not concern its own affairs, but a detailed consideration and strategic significance behind it.
According to scientists at the China Manned Space Engineering Office, China's lunar landing program is in 2023 and 2030, and the 10-year preparation time can greatly improve the chances of a successful lunar mission.
The reason why China chose to develop the Long March 9 launch rocket with such a high degree of background significance in 2030 instead of using the conventional Long March 5 and Long March 7, the launch capability of the Long March 9 could be that China can launch manned missions with larger dimensions in long-range targets, increasing the success rate of lunar missions.
The development of the Long March 9 has not only improved the success rate of manned lunar landings, but also brought new opportunities and challenges to China's space industry, which will enable China to launch a larger space station into orbit and further deepen the influence of China's space industry in the international space field.
However, China's mission to the moon also faces many challenges, with China constantly overcoming a series of unprecedented technical difficulties, as well as financial and human challenges.
As the third country in the world to achieve the return of lunar samples, China's lunar program will surpass previous lunar exploration activities in terms of scene and mission arrangement, allowing the moon to establish scientific laboratory stations with China, preparing for the establishment of solar and nuclear energy laboratory stations in the future, and carrying out scientific experiments with longer times and more processes, which are all problems that need to be solved urgently.
At present, the fierce competition in the international space race, especially with the United States in the space industry, makes China's mission to the moon even more important, the mission to the moon is not only related to the development of China's space industry, but also related to China's international status and the future development of the space industry, how China will respond to this challenge, still needs time to prove.
It may not be entirely difficult for China to ignore the U.S. competition, but it is seeking an optimal solution to the current problem, and it is confident that it will achieve the goal of a manned landing on the moon by 2030, which will be another important milestone in China's space industry.
Behind it is more of a deliberate Chinese affair
First of all, in terms of budget, China's lunar landing program needs to invest a huge amount of money, which not only involves the development of spacecraft, but also the expenditure on preliminary research, personnel training, launch and transportation, etc., even now it seems to be a huge investment, not to mention that China's space industry needs to continue to advance in the future, more in-depth space exploration and development.
Therefore, China needs to think carefully about how to rationally plan funds and resources in order to not only complete the lunar mission, but also ensure the sustainable development of the space industry, after careful consideration, China decided to set the departure time of the lunar mission as 2030, which is not only a guarantee of sustainable development, but also a kind of respect for international elites.
Secondly, in terms of technology, China's lunar landing program not only needs hard-core cutting-edge technology, but also requires rigorous scientific spirit, which requires China to make breakthrough innovations in many fields, especially in key links such as manned return and lunar landing, which are unprecedented challenges and important opportunities for China's aerospace industry.
Through this lunar mission, China is expected to establish a longer-term scientific laboratory in space, and make important breakthroughs in resource development and environmental monitoring, thus laying a good foundation for future deep space exploration and lunar base construction.
The United States is ambitious, but it may not be possible to achieve it as promised
Since the successful landing of the Apollo program on the moon in 1969, no country in the world has ever become a space hegemon for decades.
But now, as time goes by, America's monopoly is being challenged, and China's booming space industry has threatened the United States, which has announced a grand plan with deep romantics to land astronauts on the moon in 2025.
The United States has much more ambitions than that, and the United States has been engaged in the street fighter-style Apollo program, but the United States is no longer as powerful as it was a few decades ago.
In fact, the reason why the Apollo program was so successful was closely related to the national strength and national conditions of the United States at that time, with the passage of time, the monopoly position of the United States is now much less than before, and the national strength has also declined, and with the success of the Apollo program, the United States attaches great importance to its deep space affairs, and has invested heavily in the space industry, which is still arduous today.
In 2021, the continuous advancement of China's lunar program also highlights China's influence in the space industry, it can be said that China has changed from a single technology catch-up to an all-round aviation and space power, especially in China's return to space, which cannot be ignored, and at this critical moment, the United States' space industry is in an awkward position.
In the past few decades, due to political and economic factors in the United States, its willingness and investment in space have declined compared with before, which has also led to some difficulties in the United States' space industry.
Although the United States announced a plan to return to the moon in 2025, the United States still has to face competition and challenges from China in terms of related technical foundation and financial support, which means that the United States' ambitions may be difficult to realize.