In February 2024, the new generation lunar lander will be named "Rangyue",[3]The moon range lander has entered the prototype development stage, and all work is progressing smoothly.[1-2]
In April 2024, it was reported that the Range Moon landers had completed the program development work, and were fully carrying out the production of prototype products and various tests. The lander had basically completed the research of force and thermal test productsSystem.
News from China Manned Space Engineering Network on February 24, 2024[7]The name of the new aircraft for China's manned lunar exploration mission has been determined, and the new generation lunar lander is named "Rangyue".In February 2024, the Range Moon Lander will enter the prototype development phase in an all-round way, and all work is progressing smoothly.[1][6]
In April 2024, it was reported that the Range Moon landers had completed the program development work, and were fully carrying out the production of prototype products and various tests. The lander had basically completed the research of force and thermal test productsSystem.[8]
Origin of naming
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In August 2023, the China Manned Space Engineering Office launched a campaign to solicit the names of new spacecraft for manned lunar exploration missions for the public, which attracted wide attention and enthusiastic participation from the whole society. Nearly 2000 contributions were received from organizations and people from all walks of life in the fields of aerospace, science and technology, cultural communication, etc.After selection and evaluation by experts, the lunar lander was named "Rangyue".
The name of the new aircraft has distinctive Chinese characteristics, era characteristics and cultural characteristics."Ranging the moon" is taken from Chairman Mao's poem "Ranging the moon in nine days", which shows the Chinese people's boldness and confidence in exploring the universe and landing on the moon.[1]
Landing plan
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Rendezvous and docking
After using two Long March 10 launch vehiclesLunar lander、Mengzhou spaceshipAfter being sent to the earth moon transfer orbit, the two spacecraft will rendezvous and dock in the lunar orbit, and the astronauts will enterLunar landerThe lander will send the astronauts to the moon surface, where they will carry out scientific investigation and sample collection as planned.
Return to Earth
After completing the scheduled task, the astronauts takeLunar landerWhen the spacecraft ascends to the lunar orbit, the two spacecraft will rendezvous and dock again. The astronauts will transfer the lunar samples to the spacecraft, and the spacecraft will return to the earth from the lunar earth transfer orbit.
