Wednesday / 18 March 2015

Posted on March 17, 2015 by LED Editor

China Initiating Commercial Space Industry Through Chang’e-4 Opportunities

Private Enterprises Encouraged To Participate In China Chang’e-4 Lunar Probe / Lander Mission; China Officials Hope This Initial Step To Stimulate Commercial Space Industry Will Accelerate Technological Innovation, Improve Efficiency, Reduce Government Monopoly / Investment In Space Field, & Garner More Popular Support / Involvement; Private Companies Encouraged To Begin With Optical Instruments Before Moving To More Complex Remote-Control & Power Supply Equipment

Image Credit:CCTV, CLEP

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 6-9 March 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by LED Editor

China Chang’e-3, -4, -5 Aligning To Realize Full Potential Of Moon Program

Chang'e-3 - 5

Chang’e-4 Lander & Rover With Reconfigured Instruments To Follow Successful Chang’e-1, -2, -3 & 5-T1 Missions (2007-Present), Perhaps To Unexplored Destination Such As Moon South Pole; Chang’e-5 Sample Return Mission On Track For 2017 Launch From Developing Hainan Spaceport On Long March 5 Rocket According To Chang’e Chief Cmdr / Designer Ye Peijian; Chang’e-5-T1 In Moon Orbit Testing Technologies For Chang’e-5; Chang’e-3 At 44.12°N 19.51°W May Study Lunar Terminator / Dust Dynamics, Make Other Observations During Lunar Eclipse 4 Apr & 28 Sep

Image Credit: CNSA, NASA, CCTV, Chinese Academy of Sciences, D. Davis, Chinanews.com, K. Kremer, M. Di Lorenzo, Xinhuanet.com

Friday / 6 March 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015 by LED Editor

Chang’e-3 Lander & Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope Still Functioning / Providing Data

LUT Payload On China Chang’e-3 Moon Lander Sending Back Unique Stellar Images, Fully Funded For Rest Of 2015, Likely More Years Of Operation To Come; CNSA / NAOC Officials Considering Observations During Upcoming Lunar Eclipses On 4 Apr, 28 Sep, May Be Opportune Time To Acquire Milky Way Galaxy Imagery Sought By ILOA; Chang’e-3 Now In Lunar Day 16

Image Credit: CNSA, NASA

Wednesday / 4 March 2015

Posted on March 3, 2015 by LED Editor

China New Spaceport Critical To Safeguard China Lunar Rights

Wenchang Launch Center In Hainan China Will Be Used For Robotic & Human Missions To Moon; China Officials Expect Human Moon Mission Around 2025; Country Leaders See The Launch Center & Moon Program As Critical For “Safeguarding China’s Lunar Rights” According To Plaque In Hainan; Center Is Designed To Handle 10-12 Rocket Launches Per Year, 19-Degree Latitude Allows For Heavier Launches Such As Heavy-Lift Booster Long March-5 Later This Year

Image Credit: CNSA, ILOA

Tuesday / 17 February 2015

Posted on February 16, 2015 by LED Editor

China Advancing Preparations For Chang’e-5 Sample Return Mission

Next Generation Heavy-Lift Rocket, Long March-5, Engines Pass Successful Ground Test According To SASTIND; First Test Flight Planned For 2016; Booster Able To Lift 25 Metric Tons To LEO, 14 To GTO, Key Element For Lunar Sample Return Mission Chang’e-5; Service Module Of Chang’e-5 T1 Mission Currently In Orbit Around Moon, Still Providing China Lunar Exploration Program With Opportunities To Prepare For Sample Return Including Recent Experiment To Test Orbital Operational Capabilities

Image Credit: CNSA, CCTV

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 6-9 February 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by LED Editor

China, Argentina Collaborating On Lunar Tracking Station

Argentina President Cristina Kirchner & China President Xi Jinping Sign Agreement Handing Control Of Tracking Station To China Authorities; Station Is Located In Neuquen, Argentina On 200 Hectare Parcel; China Leasing The Station For 50 Years, Station & Staff Ruled By Chinese Law; Space Antenna Expected To Begin Operations This Month, Will Be Used To Monitor & Receive Data For China Lunar Exploration Missions

Image Credit: CNSA, ferfal.blogspot.com

Wednesday / 14 January 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by LED Editor

China Service Module Back In Lunar Orbit, Preparing For CE-5 Sample Return Mission

Chang’e-5 T1 Service Module Enters 127-Minute, 200-Km Lunar Orbit After 2-Month Stay At L2 Lagrange Point; China Officials Will Utilize The Probe To Conduct Long-Range Guidance Tests For Lunar Orbit Rendezvous & Docking In Feb & Mar; Orbiter Will Image Projected 2017 Chang’e-5 Landing Site With Its Dual-Resolution Camera In Early April

Image Credit: CNSA

Tuesday / 13 January 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by LED Editor

Helium-3 2015 Revisit: India, Europe, China

Ever-Increasing Activities Towards Moon Exploration Indicate India, China & Other Space Powers Driven By Potential Economic Value Of Lunar Resources Including Helium-3; Former ISRO Chairman Prof UR Rao Says India Interested In Power-Generation Capacity Of Lunar He-3; UK-Based Researcher Ian Crawford Says Lunar Poles May Hold Higher Concentrates Of He-3, Polar Lander Required To Confirm; Orbiters Have Confirmed Presence Of Resources, ISRU Systems Already Tested On Earth, Time Has Come To Demonstrate Systems On Surface Of Moon

Image Credit: NASA, ISRO, Birkbeck College

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 9-12 January 2015

Posted on January 9, 2015 by LED Editor

China Advancing Space Program With New Launch Center / ‘Moonport’

Launching Of Space Station Capsules & Crewed Moon Missions From New Wenchang Satellite Launch Center “Just A Matter Of Time” According To China Officials; 19-Degree Latitude Will Increase Carrying Capacity Of Rockets By 10% & Island Location Will Allow For Easier Transport / Delivery Of The Larger Rockets / Payloads Needed For Country To Achieve Next Phase Of Ambitious Lunar Exploration Program; Site Will Host Huge Long March 9 Rocket, Expected To Be Ready By 2030; Chang’e-5 T1 Service Module Currently Returning To Lunar Orbit To Collect Data In Preparation For 2017 Chang’e-5 Sample Return

Image Credit: Digital Globe, astronomy.wiki.com

Thursday / 8 January 2015

Posted on January 7, 2015 by LED Editor

Is Helium-3 Most Valuable Resource On Moon?

Projections Indicate Clean Fusion Technology Powered By Helium-3 Can Produce 18.4 MeV Of Energy, 1 Metric Ton Of The Rare Element Could Power Tokyo For 1 Year; Could Be Used To Propel Spaceships Facilitating Trips To Mars In <100 Days, Jupiter In <200 Days; Potential Fuel For Thermonuclear Weaponry Which Could Be Used To Protect Earth From Dangerous Asteroids; Speculation Abounds That Interest In He-3 Is Primary Driver Of China & Perhaps India Lunar Program, Next Step For China Is 2017 Chang’e-5 Sample Return Mission

Pictured (TR): Chang’e-1-Produced Map Of He-3 Distribution On Nearside Moon

Image Credit: NAOC, ocw.mit.edu

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