A new mission to the Moon was launched today by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA). Chang’e-1 blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan atop a Long March 3A rocket. Chang’e-1 represents the first step in the Chinese ambition to land robotic explorers on the Moon before 2020. ESA is collaborating with the Chinese on this mission by providing spacecraft and ground operations support services to CNSA.
Launch photos @ scitech.people.com.cn
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Japan's lunar orbiter sends moon views
Japan’s lunar orbiter, Kaguya, has returned its first pictures:
https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2007/10/20071009_kaguya_e.html
Japan Lunar Probe Reaches Orbit
Japan puts its first satellite successfully into lunar orbit!
JAXA Press Release
How SMART-1 has made European space exploration smarter
A unique way to travel to the Moon, new technologies successfully tested and brand-new science: a few months after the end of the SMART-1 mission scientists and engineers gathered to recap on these and all the other achievements of the first European mission to the Moon.
Moon Has Iron Core, Lunar-Rock Study Says
Deep down, the moon may be more like Earth than scientists ever thought. A new moon-rock study suggests the satellite has an iron core. The findings add weight to the theory that the moon formed from debris thrown off when a Mars-size object collided with the young Earth.
Planetary Geosciences Institute, University of Tennessee
New Lunar Orbiter Photo Archives
The Lunar Orbiters of the 1960’s returned a treasure trove of high quality photos of the Moon. These haven’t been available in digital format until recently. Now the USGS and the Arizona State University have converted some of the Lunar Orbiter images and their products can be found at
Lunar Orbiter Image Scans