Total Lunar Eclipse 27 Sep To Provide Valuable Observation Opportunities
Chang’e-3 Lander On Moon Surface To Take Advantage Of LUT / Astronomy From The Moon During Upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse (27 Sep HST) Lasting 1 Hour 14 Mins; Will Be Full Harvest “Blood” Super Moon At Perigee (Distance 356,457km); All LRO Instruments Will Be Turned Off Except Diviner Infrared Radiometer Which Will Map Surface Temperature Changes From Elliptical Polar Orbit (20km S Pole x 165km N Pole); Two ARTEMIS Craft In 100km x 19,000km Orbits, Solar Spacecraft & Earth-Based Observatories Will Also Collect Data
Credit: NASA, LRO, GSFC, CNSA, China News, Ken Kremer, Marco Di Lorenzo
ILOA Event On 9 Sep Features (L-R) NAOC Prof. Jianyan Wei And Dr. Jing Wang Discussing LUT Findings & Performance, Univ. Of Hawaii Dr. R. Pierre Martin On Galaxy Exploration From The Moon, ILOA Founding Director Steve Durst On 21st Century Education, Exploration & Enterprise; Moon-Based Observatory Missions To Complement Earth / Space-Based Astronomy; ILOA Collaborating With National Astronomical Observatories – Chinese Academy Of Science (NAOC) Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope (LUT) On Chang’e-3 As Only Mission Operating On Lunar Surface
Chinese Academy Of Sciences (CAS) Lunar And Deep-Space Exploration (LDSE) Continues Global Cooperation For Advancing Moon / Mars Missions & Will Discuss Policy & Program Status Updates At 2015 Conference; 2nd Bi-Annual Event Will Feature 100 Submissions, 165 International Participants, 73 Special Reports & 19 Invited Speeches Including Plenary Lectures By Prof. Ouyang Ziyuan Of CLEP (TL) Discussing Chang’e-3 Mission / Preliminary Results & Dr. Chris Sallaberger (TR) Of Canadensys Aerospace Discussing ILO-1 Moon South Pole Mission Developments & Astronomy From The Moon
CLEP Chief Engineer Wu Weiren (L-L) Notes “Moon Is Starting Point For China’s Future Space Exploration”; Success With Chang’e-1 Designer & Chang’e-2 / Chang’e-3 Chief Commander Ye Peijian (L-R) Affirms Chang’e-5 Launch For 2017 Is “Going As Planned”; Conference At Harbin With 200 Experts Leads Further Discussion On Crewed Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Space Missions Evolving China Space Ambitions
Change-5 Vehicles Undergoing Plume Deflector Comprehensive Validation Testing; Chang’e-5 T1 Service Module In Orbit Around Moon Collecting Data For Sample Return / Future Landing Missions; Chang’e-4 Team Experts At CNSA & ESA Discussing Objectives, Tasks & Payloads For 2018 Mission; Chang’e-3 & Yutu In Lunar Day 21 Are The Only Spacecraft Operating On Moon Surface; Chang’e-2 Heading Into Deep Space Toward 300M-km Apogee
Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA) Announces Plan For Chang’e-4 Lunar Lander / Rover / Orbiter To Moon Far Side Late 2018; Launch From Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) Via Long March 3B Rocket; First Soft-Landing & Surface Examination Of Far Side; Discussions With European Space Agency (ESA) For Potential Cooperation Ongoing; Crewed Lunar Landing Is Ultimate Objective Of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP)
China Satellite Launch And Tracking Control (CLTC) 35-Meter Diameter Antenna Being Hosted In Neuquén Province, Argentina, Due To Its Diametric Opposition From China; Designed To Track CNSA China Lunar Exploration Program & Future Missions To Mars; Cooperation Likely To Support Deep Space Missions, Chang’e 3-5 Lunar Lander / Rover & Future China Space Stations; Bilateral Agreements Made By Presidents Christina Fernández de Kirchner & Xi Jinping
Uniform Technical Parameters Are Being Explored For Russia & China Future Collaboration To Execute Human Lunar Landings; Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin States That “Moscow Is Ready To Work Hand In Hand”; Russia Presents Model Of Luna-25 (Luna Glob Project) Lander During 2015 Le Bourget Air Show In Paris, France This Week; Luna-25 Launch Plans & Preparations Are Still Underway