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China’s next robotic explorer of the Moon – Chang’e-7 – is now at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan.

To be launched in the second half of this year, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) added that pre-launch tests will begin shortly.

According to China Central Television (CCTV), the Chang’e-7 mission aims to achieve several key technological breakthroughs, such as:

• A high-precision soft landing on the lunar surface
• Walking with its legs
• Leaping across the lunar surface
• Exploration of permanently shadowed craters

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“The mission will adopt an integrated exploration approach, combining orbiting, landing, roving, and hopping, to survey the environment and resources of the lunar south pole, while also carrying out international cooperation,” added CCTV.

For more details on the mission, go to:

https://www.leonarddavid.com/change-7-mission-chinas-hunt-for-lunar-water-ice/