China launches mission to search for lunar ice
China is sending an uncrewed mission with a lander, rover and hopping probe to find water ice on the Moon.
China is launching a lunar mission to search for water ice in one of the coldest places in the solar system. The uncrewed mission will deploy a robotic lander, rover, and hopping probe to the Moon. This represents a shift in lunar exploration toward assessing whether the Moon's resources can be utilised.
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China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system's coldest places
The uncrewed mission will feature the deployment of a robotic lander, rover, and "hopping" probe to one of the coldest places in the solar system.
interest.co.nz
China mission a shift from exploring the Moon to seeing if its resources can be used
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. Itβs unlike anything NASA has done