China's Chang'e-6 mission's orbiter-lander entered lunar orbit recently. Peng Deyun and Cheng Yanhe from the Beijing Aerospace Control Center explains.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta
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00:00This is the first time that we have done something like this, and this is the only time that we have been able to control the machine.
00:30If you miss it, you will not be able to return to the moon, and you will have to complete the following tasks, including landing, sampling, take-off, and follow-up work.
00:38After the first time, the machine will enter the third stage of our mission.
00:43This is the first time that we have done something like this, and this is the only time that we have been able to control the machine.
00:57At present, the Chang'an-6 is in a stable state of control.
01:01The orbit control is very hard, and the conditions are very good.
01:04We have to continue to adjust the height and position of the orbit.
01:08It will separate from the moon at the right time, land on the back of the moon, and carry out scientific exploration and sampling of the moon surface.
01:16After that, it will take off.
01:17This is the last stage of the control on the orbit of the moon, and this is the last return.
01:26NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology