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Chang'e 4 is a robotic spacecraft mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of the CNSA.[1]

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  1. 104 relations: Administrator of NASA, Animals in space, Apsis, Arabidopsis thaliana, Astrobiology, Astronomy (magazine), Astrophysics, BBC News, Biosphere, Business Insider, Chang'e, Chang'e 2, Chang'e 3, Chang'e 4, Chang'e 5, Chang'e 6, China Academy of Space Technology, China National Space Administration, China Radio International, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space program, Closed ecological system, Communications satellite, Coordinated Universal Time, Coronal mass ejection, Cosmic ray, Cottonseed, Crust (geology), Drosophilidae, Energetic neutral atom, Exploration of the Moon, Far side of the Moon, Geophysics, Gravity assist, Ground-penetrating radar, Halo orbit, Harbin Institute of Technology, Hegu (crater), Hertz, Imaging spectroscopy, International Astronautical Federation, Ionosphere, Jim Bridenstine, Kiel University, Lagrange point, Lander (spacecraft), Life-support system, List of artificial objects on the Moon, List of life sciences, ... Expand index (54 more) »

  2. 2018 in China
  3. 2019 on the Moon
  4. Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
  5. Chinese space probes
  6. Lunar rovers
  7. Soft landings on the Moon
  8. Space farming
  9. Space probes launched in 2018
  10. Spacecraft using halo orbits

Administrator of NASA

The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States.

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Animals in space

Animals in space originally served to test the survivability of spaceflight, before human spaceflights were attempted.

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Apsis

An apsis is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body.

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Arabidopsis thaliana

Arabidopsis thaliana, the thale cress, mouse-ear cress or arabidopsis, is a small plant from the mustard family (Brassicaceae), native to Eurasia and Africa.

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Astrobiology

Astrobiology is a scientific field within the life and environmental sciences that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe by investigating its deterministic conditions and contingent events.

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Astronomy (magazine)

Astronomy is a monthly American magazine about astronomy.

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Astrophysics

Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Biosphere

The biosphere, also called the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems.

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Business Insider

Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.

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Chang'e

Chang'e (/ˈtʃɑːŋ.ə/ ''CHAHNG-ə''), originally known as Heng'e, is the goddess of the Moon and wife of Hou Yi, the great archer.

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Chang'e 2

Chang'e 2 is a Chinese uncrewed lunar probe that was launched on 1 October 2010. Chang'e 4 and Chang'e 2 are Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes and spacecraft launched by Long March rockets.

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Chang'e 3

Chang'e 3 is a robotic lunar exploration mission operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), incorporating a robotic lander and China's first lunar rover. Chang'e 4 and Chang'e 3 are Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes, lunar rovers, soft landings on the Moon and spacecraft launched by Long March rockets.

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Chang'e 4

Chang'e 4 is a robotic spacecraft mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of the CNSA. Chang'e 4 and Chang'e 4 are 2018 in China, 2019 on the Moon, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes, lunar rovers, soft landings on the Moon, space farming, space probes launched in 2018, spacecraft launched by Long March rockets and spacecraft using halo orbits.

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Chang'e 5

Chang'e 5 was the fifth lunar exploration mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of CNSA, and China's first lunar sample-return mission. Chang'e 4 and Chang'e 5 are Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes, soft landings on the Moon and spacecraft launched by Long March rockets.

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Chang'e 6

Chang'e 6 was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the second CNSA lunar sample-return mission. Chang'e 4 and Chang'e 6 are Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes and soft landings on the Moon.

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China Academy of Space Technology

The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) is a Chinese space agency and subordinate of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

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China National Space Administration

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is a government agency of the People's Republic of China headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation.

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China Radio International

China Radio International (CRI) is the state-owned international radio broadcaster of China.

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Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China.

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Chinese Lunar Exploration Program

The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), also known as the Chang'e Project after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

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Chinese space program

The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China.

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Closed ecological system

Closed ecological systems or contained ecological systems (CES) are ecosystems that do not rely on matter exchange with any part outside the system.

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Communications satellite

A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Coronal mass ejection

A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a significant ejection of magnetic field and accompanying plasma mass from the Sun's corona into the heliosphere.

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Cosmic ray

Cosmic rays or astroparticles are high-energy particles or clusters of particles (primarily represented by protons or atomic nuclei) that move through space at nearly the speed of light.

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Cottonseed

Cottonseed is the seed of the cotton plant.

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Crust (geology)

In geology, the crust is the outermost solid shell of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.

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Drosophilidae

The Drosophilidae are a diverse, cosmopolitan family of flies, which includes species called fruit flies, although they are more accurately referred to as vinegar or pomace flies.

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Energetic neutral atom

Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) imaging is a technology used to create global images of otherwise invisible phenomena in the magnetospheres of planets and throughout the heliosphere.

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Exploration of the Moon

The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on September 14, 1959.

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Far side of the Moon

The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth, opposite to the near side, because of synchronous rotation in the Moon's orbit.

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Geophysics

Geophysics is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis.

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Gravity assist

A gravity assist, gravity assist maneuver, swing-by, or generally a gravitational slingshot in orbital mechanics, is a type of spaceflight flyby which makes use of the relative movement (e.g. orbit around the Sun) and gravity of a planet or other astronomical object to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, typically to save propellant and reduce expense.

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Ground-penetrating radar

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a geophysical method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface.

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Halo orbit

A halo orbit is a periodic, three-dimensional orbit associated with one of the L1, L2 or L3 Lagrange points in the three-body problem of orbital mechanics.

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Harbin Institute of Technology

The Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) is a public science and engineering university in Nan'gang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

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Hegu (crater)

Hegu is a lunar impact crater that is located within Von Kármán crater on the far side of the Moon.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.

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Imaging spectroscopy

In imaging spectroscopy (also hyperspectral imaging or spectral imaging) each pixel of an image acquires many bands of light intensity data from the spectrum, instead of just the three bands of the RGB color model.

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International Astronautical Federation

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is an international space advocacy organization based in Paris, and founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization to establish a dialogue between scientists around the world and to lay the information for international space cooperation.

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Ionosphere

The ionosphere is the ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth, from about to above sea level, a region that includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere.

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Jim Bridenstine

James Frederick Bridenstine (born June 15, 1975) is an American military officer and politician who served as the 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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Kiel University

Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany.

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Lagrange point

In celestial mechanics, the Lagrange points (also Lagrangian points or libration points) are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the gravitational influence of two massive orbiting bodies.

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Lander (spacecraft)

A lander is a spacecraft that descends towards, then comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body other than Earth.

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Life-support system

A life-support system is the combination of equipment that allows survival in an environment or situation that would not support that life in its absence.

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List of artificial objects on the Moon

This is a partial list of artificial materials left on the Moon, many during the missions of the Apollo program.

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List of life sciences

This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings.

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List of missions to the Moon

Missions to the Moon have been numerous and one of the earliest space missions, conducting exploration of the Moon since 1959.

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Long March 3B

The Long March 3B, also known as the CZ-3B and LM-3B, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle.

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Luna 3

Luna 3, or E-2A No.1 (Луна 3), was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1959 as part of the Luna programme.

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Lunar deity

A lunar deity or moon deity is a deity who represents the Moon, or an aspect of it.

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Lunar lander

A lunar lander or Moon lander is a spacecraft designed to land on the surface of the Moon. Chang'e 4 and lunar lander are soft landings on the Moon.

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit.

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Lunar regolith

Lunar regolith is the unconsolidated material found on the surface of the Moon and in the Moon's tenuous atmosphere.

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Lunar rover

A lunar rover or Moon rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. Chang'e 4 and lunar rover are lunar rovers.

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Lunar water

Lunar water is water that is present on the Moon.

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Lunokhod 1

Lunokhod 1 (Russian: Луноход-1 "Moonwalker 1"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 ("Device 8EL No. Chang'e 4 and Lunokhod 1 are lunar rovers.

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Mantle (geology)

A mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.

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Mons Tai

Mons Tai is a mountain of the surface of the Moon.

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Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

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Moon rabbit

The Moon rabbit or Moon hare is a mythical figure in East Asian and indigenous American folklore, based on interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit or hare.

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Moon rock

Moon rock or lunar rock is rock originating from Earth's Moon.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.

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Plants in space

The growth of plants in outer space has elicited much scientific interest. Chang'e 4 and plants in space are space farming.

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Potato

The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world.

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Qian Xuesen

Qian Xuesen (11 December 191131 October 2009; also spelled as Hsue-shen Tsien) was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics.

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Queqiao-1

Queqiao relay satellite, is the first of the pair of communications relay and radio astronomy satellites for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. Chang'e 4 and Queqiao-1 are 2018 in China, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes, space probes launched in 2018, spacecraft launched by Long March rockets and spacecraft using halo orbits.

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Radboud University Nijmegen

Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, Radboud Universiteit, formerly) is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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Radio astronomy

Radio astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that studies celestial objects at radio frequencies.

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Radio telescope

A radio telescope is a specialized antenna and radio receiver used to detect radio waves from astronomical radio sources in the sky.

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Radioisotope heater unit

A radioisotope heater unit (RHU) is a small device that provides heat through radioactive decay.

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Rapeseed

Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as rape and oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of erucic acid.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.

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Royal Aeronautical Society

The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.

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S band

The S band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for a part of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum covering frequencies from 2 to 4 gigahertz (GHz).

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Scientific American

Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.

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Selenographic coordinate system

The selenographic coordinate system is used to refer to locations on the surface of Earth's moon.

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Soft landing

A soft landing is any type of aircraft, rocket or spacecraft landing that does not result in significant damage to or destruction of the vehicle or its payload, as opposed to a hard landing.

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Solar panels on spacecraft

Spacecraft operating in the inner Solar System usually rely on the use of power electronics-managed photovoltaic solar panels to derive electricity from sunlight.

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Solar wind

The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer, the corona.

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South Pole–Aitken basin

The South Pole–Aitken basin (SPA Basin) is an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon.

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Space farming

Space farming refers to the cultivation of crops for food and other materials in space or on off-Earth celestial objects – equivalent to agriculture on Moon.

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Space settlement

A space settlement (also called a space habitat, spacestead, space city or space colony) is a settlement in outer space, sustaining more extensively habitation facilities in space than a general space station or spacecraft. Chang'e 4 and space settlement are space farming.

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Space station

A space station (or orbital station) is a spacecraft which remains in orbit and hosts humans for extended periods of time.

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Stellar corona

A corona (coronas or coronae) is the outermost layer of a star's atmosphere.

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Swedish Institute of Space Physics

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Institutet för rymdfysik, IRF) is a Swedish government agency.

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The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl

The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are characters found in Chinese mythology and appear eponymously in a romantic Chinese folk tale.

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The Planetary Society

The Planetary Society is an American internationally-active non-governmental nonprofit organization.

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Theodore von Kármán

Theodore von Kármán (szőllőskislaki) Kármán Tódor, May 11, 1881May 6, 1963), was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who worked in aeronautics and astronautics.

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Tianjin (crater)

Tianjin is a lunar impact crater that is located within Von Kármán crater on the far side of the Moon.

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Transport in China

Transport in China has experienced major growth and expansion in recent years.

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Van Gent (crater)

Van Gent is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon that is located to the south-southeast of the larger crater Konstantinov.

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Von Kármán (lunar crater)

Von Kármán is a large lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.

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Wavelength

In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.

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Wolf Amendment

The Wolf Amendment is a law passed by the United States Congress in 2011, named after then–United States Representative Frank Wolf, that prohibits the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from using government funds to engage in direct, bilateral cooperation with the Chinese government and China-affiliated organizations from its activities without explicit authorization from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S.

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X band

The X band is the designation for a band of frequencies in the microwave radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Xichang Satellite Launch Center

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), also known as the Xichang Space Center, is a spaceport in China.

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Yutu (rover)

Yutu was a robotic lunar rover that formed part of the Chinese Chang'e 3 mission to the Moon. Chang'e 4 and Yutu (rover) are Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes and lunar rovers.

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Yutu-2

Yutu-2 is the robotic lunar rover component of CNSA's Chang'e 4 mission to the Moon, launched on 7 December 2018 18:23 UTC, it entered lunar orbit on 12 December 2018 before making the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon on 3 January 2019. Chang'e 4 and Yutu-2 are 2018 in China, 2019 on the Moon, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Chinese space probes, lunar rovers and space probes launched in 2018.

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Zhinyu (crater)

Zhinyu is a lunar impact crater that is located within Von Kármán crater on the far side of the Moon.

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See also

2018 in China

2019 on the Moon

Chinese Lunar Exploration Program

Chinese space probes

Lunar rovers

Soft landings on the Moon

Space farming

Space probes launched in 2018

Spacecraft using halo orbits

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang'e_4

Also known as Chang'e-4, Chang'e4, Change 4, Change-4, Change4, DSLWP, Longjiang (satellite), Longjiang 1, Longjiang 2, Longjiang-1, Longjiang-2, NCLE.

, List of missions to the Moon, Long March 3B, Luna 3, Lunar deity, Lunar lander, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Lunar regolith, Lunar rover, Lunar water, Lunokhod 1, Mantle (geology), Mons Tai, Moon, Moon rabbit, Moon rock, Oxygen, Photosynthesis, Plants in space, Potato, Qian Xuesen, Queqiao-1, Radboud University Nijmegen, Radio astronomy, Radio telescope, Radioisotope heater unit, Rapeseed, Rapid transit, Royal Aeronautical Society, S band, Scientific American, Selenographic coordinate system, Soft landing, Solar panels on spacecraft, Solar wind, South Pole–Aitken basin, Space farming, Space settlement, Space station, Stellar corona, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, The Planetary Society, Theodore von Kármán, Tianjin (crater), Transport in China, Van Gent (crater), Von Kármán (lunar crater), Wavelength, Wolf Amendment, X band, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Yutu (rover), Yutu-2, Zhinyu (crater).