[FPSPACE] Xinhua Nov. 5th - Lunar exploration

[Paolo Ulivi]

I quote from the abstract of "Mission objectives and payloads for the 
first Lunar exploration of China":
"China plans to implement its first lunar exploration by 2007. The 
mission objectives are: obtaining the lunar surface three-dimensional 
stereo image; analyzing the distribution of the useful elements and 
estimating their abundance; surveying the thickness of lunar soil and 
evaluating resource of He-3; exploring the environment between the Moon 
and Earth."
Things are not clear to the Chinese themselves, it seems
Paolo



Mgr. CSc. Antonín Vítek wrote:

>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/05/content_2181062.htm
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>China's lunar exploration is not for Helium-3 
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>www.chinaview.cn 2004-11-05 14:11:27 
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>    BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- China denies media reports that its moon exploration plan is aimed at seeking Helium-3 resources. 
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>    Director of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Project Hu Hao says the moon exploration should not be viewed as a means of mining Helium-3. 
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>    Like the manned space program, the moon exploration will be of benefit to China. 
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>    But China's current moon exploration is to research the layout of moon resources, still some way from utilizing them.
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