china space program
Chinese Unmanned Lunar Orbiter Returns Home Safely, Paves Path for Ambitious Lunar Sample Return
A Chinese robotic probe has just successfully completed the first round trip to the Moon and back home in four…
China Launches Moon Mission to Test Key Lunar Sample Return Technologies
China launched a robotic mission to the Moon today (Oct. 23 EDT/Oct. 24 BJT) that will test a slew of…
China’s Yutu Moon rover starts Lunar Day 4 Awake but Ailing
Chang’e-3/Yutu Timelapse Color Panorama This newly expanded timelapse composite view shows China’s Yutu moon rover at two positions passing by…
NASA Lunar Orbiter snaps Spectacular Images of Yutu Moon Rover driving around Chang’e-3 Lander
Yutu rover drives around Chang’e-3 lander – from Above And Below Composite view shows China’s Yutu rover and tracks driving…
Yutu Moon Rover Starts 3rd Night Time Hibernation But Technical Problems Persist
Chang’e-3/Yutu Timelapse Color Panorama This newly expanded timelapse composite view shows China’s Yutu moon rover at two positions passing by…
China’s Yutu Moon Rover Alive and Awake for 3rd Lunar Day of Exploration despite Malfunction
Yutu Lives! The little ‘rabbit’ beloved worldwide has now phoned home and actually survived the perils of the long lunar…
Time for Earth to bid China’s Yutu Moon Rover Farewell ?
Farewell Yutu - artistic impression of Earthrise over Yutu at lunar landing site. This composite timelapse photomosaic combines farewell view…
Awaiting Yutu’s Phone Home on Lunar Day 3
Will Yutu Phone Home ? This composite view shows China’s Yutu rover heading south and away forever from the Chang’e-3…
Close Encounters of the Lunar Kind – LRO images LADEE
This dissolve animation compares the LRO image (geometrically corrected) of LADEE captured on Jan 14, 2014 with a computer-generated and…
China’s Chang’e-3 Lander and Yutu Moon Rover – from Above and Below
Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu rover – from Above And Below Composite view shows China’s Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu rover from…