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The Chang'e-5 lunar probe completed the unmanned return of lunar samples carrying soil samples, which also marks the successful implementation of the third phase of the lunar exploration project and the successful return of soil samples to Earth, marking a perfect end to the continental lunar exploration project and an important step for the development of the continental probe.
It is reported that the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project will be launched at the end of 2021, and will implement the task of sampling and survey at the south pole of the moon, it is expected that around 2035, the mainland will build a scientific research station on the moon, and gradually explore outer space, until the next 2049, the mainland will take the lead in exploring the outer solar system, and even explore the depths of the universe at the boundary of the solar system.
So when the mainland's aerospace industry enters 2049, how will the mainland plan to explore space, and how will it lead all mankind to a new space field?
1. The third phase of the Chang'e-5 lunar exploration project was successfully concluded.
Chang'e-5 finally landed on time in the territory of Xilin Gol League in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after completing the flight around the moon, soft landing on the lunar surface, lunar surface survey, lunar take-off and lunar orbit flight, lunar return, re-entry flight and other stages, and at that time a meteor in the sky quickly crossed, arousing the enthusiastic attention and onlookers of tens of millions of people, many of whom also took pictures of each other to commemorate, this is the second time that the mainland has picked up "treasures" on the land since the "Wukong" returned to the atmosphere in 1976.
The protagonist of this "treasure" is the first lunar sample in the history of China's aerospace industry, it was brought back by Chang'e-5 in the last mission of the third phase of the lunar exploration project, and the scale of the lunar sample is also very large, bringing back a total of 1731 grams of lunar soil and rock samples, which is also more than double the sum of the lunar soil and rock samples brought back by the previous continental lunar exploration project, including a sample box, which is the iron flat sphere that preserves the lunar sample, weighing 4.5 kg, The diameter of the sample box is 90mm, and a 5g undamaged lunar sample is hidden in it, and the weight of the lunar sample box accounts for nearly 1/3 of the total weight of the lunar sample.
The collection of this sample is also the first time that the mainland has successfully returned to the earth from the surface of the moon since the "Wukong" probe in 1976, and the lunar samples brought back by Chang'e-5 are not only conducive to further in-depth discussions on the formation and evolution of the moon, the origin of lunar life and the impact of the moon on the earth's environment, but also contribute to the construction of future lunar scientific research stations and bases. But it will provide a lot of useful information to future lunar research stations, like an "invisible moon".
After sending the lunar samples to the warehouse of the lunar experiment module, Chang'e-5 also successfully completed the transfer of the lunar samples, and then the lunar experiment module carried the combination of lunar soil samples and lunar samples, and also docked smoothly with the return module, and completed the re-entry and functional separation on December 17, and the lunar experiment module also landed and landed in time in 8 minutes after returning to the atmosphere, and then the return module also landed successfully in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
After returning, the researchers immediately recovered the lunar sample box in time, sealed and packaged the lunar soil samples, and then sent them to relevant laboratories for further research and analysis, and through the analysis of the lunar soil samples, the researchers also found that an important rare gas - helium-3 was found in the lunar soil unearthed in the lunar south pole region.
Helium-3 is an important nuclear fusion fuel, it is one of the best nuclear fusion fuels, can react on the thermonuclear fusion reactor, produce fusion energy, and almost no radiation, produce nuclear waste, so it has received great attention from scientists, and in the future, scientists will also use the continent's "artificial sun" international thermonuclear fusion experimental reactor to carry out helium-3 fusion fuel research, and apply it to actual production, to promote the rapid development of thermonuclear fusion technology in the continent, In order to achieve the goal of commercialization of controlled nuclear fusion fusion fuel on the continent.
At the same time, in 2020, there is an important new member of the continental probe is the Tianwen-1 probe, which was launched by a Long March 5 rocket on July 23, 2020, and arrived in the Martian atmosphere on time at 22:52:10 on February 24, 2020 to carry out scientific exploration of Mars.
With the help of the "Gemini" probe in 2020, Tianwen-1 successfully created three "firsts" on Mars, that is, the first successful landing and exploration of the continental probe on Mars, the first successful patrol and photograph on Mars, and the first successful establishment of an extraterrestrial material sample bank, laying an important foundation for the mainland's subsequent exploration of the outer solar system.
In addition, since the current mainland lunar exploration program has achieved the goal of lunar exploration and return samples, the third phase of the lunar exploration project has also come to a perfect end, and the mission of the fourth phase of lunar exploration will continue to conduct in-depth exploration and research on the moon and lay an important foundation for future missions to build a station on the moon and explore outer space.
2. The fourth phase of the lunar exploration mission.
At the end of 2021, the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project will consider the task of sampling and surveying the south pole of the moon, and echo the mission of the third phase of the lunar exploration project. It can also achieve goals such as multi-point exploration of the moon.
The mainland estimates that around 2035, a mission scientific research station will be built on the moon, and the site of the scientific research station is expected to be located in the south pole region of the moon, and the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project will take the south pole region as the main survey area, because the south pole region of the moon has a variety of ice-making resources, including water ice, ammonia ice and carbon dioxide ice, etc., which is extremely beneficial to scientific researchers to carry out long-term residence and scientific research work.
At the same time, the mainland also plans to carry out in-depth survey and excavation of helium-3 in the lunar pulsation area near the scientific research station, as well as in-depth research on several key geological conditions such as the Nanhe Basin, so as to provide support for the mainland's future space exploration and resource development.
3. Exploring the Outer Solar System Step into the boundaries of the solar system.
In 2049, the continent plans to push the probe into the sky again, and our goal will be to push the probe's speed directly to 34 kilometers per second, which is also more than ten times faster than the previous "New Horizons" probe, which is listed as the 99th probe in the continental space industry, and its mission is to explore the continental solar system and the outer solar system and even the depths of the universe at the boundary of the solar system.
It is reported that the boundary of the solar system is also known as the "end boundary" of the solar system, and its periphery is also known as the solar wind bubble, which is similar in shape and size to a bubble, and the solar wind bubble is formed by the solar wind and cosmic rays in the solar system, and between the solar wind bubble and the periphery of the solar system, there is a layer called the "Hall layer", and the Hall layer is formed by the collision between the solar wind bubble and the Milky Way medium, and the probe will directly pass through this layer of the region. Further exploration of the formation and horizontal movement of the solar system.
The reason why the speed of the probe will be faster than the speed of the "New Horizons" probe is because the continent has carried out a large-scale upgrade of the probe in speed, but at the same time, the probe also needs to use an epoch-making technology, which is the advanced centrifugal motorized electric propulsion technology, and the emergence of this technology will provide important breakthroughs and support for the detection of the boundaries of the solar system and the detection of extrasolar objects. From the initial lunar exploration to the exploration of the solar system, and then to the exploration of internal and external celestial bodies, it has been improved layer by layer.
Fourth, the late-mover advantage to explore interstellar space.
With the continuous progress of space technology, the continental probe is expected to break through the boundaries of the solar system in the next ten years or even less time, until it finally reaches the Oort Nebula, and explores interstellar space, opening a new era of space exploration.
In addition, there is an important technology, that is, controlled nuclear fusion technology, if the mainland's scientific researchers can achieve a breakthrough in controlled nuclear fusion technology around 2035, then in the future, the continent's spacecraft will fly at a faster speed, flights in the solar system will become more normal, and even will achieve rapid round-trip between the moon and the earth, providing more possibilities for the development of the continent's space science undertaking.
epilogue
As the world's aerospace industry with the strongest planning ability, in the future, in 2020, the mainland aerospace industry will make persistent efforts in space stations, probes and other projects, constantly surpass itself, explore the sea of stars for mankind, create a better future, continue to play an important role in the aerospace industry of all countries in the world, and always lead the development of the world's aerospace industry.
At the same time, with the continuous development and progress of the mainland's aerospace industry, the utilization of space resources and deep space exploration will provide more breakthroughs and possibilities for the mainland to explore the universe, and at the same time, it will also lay a solid foundation for mankind to explore the vast universe and open up a new future.