Saturday, November 01, 2014

China's Latest Moon Mission




China's moon mission began on October 24 and ended on November 1st, 2014.


探月工程三期再入返回飞行试验获得圆满成功

The Lunar Mission: An experimental flight [including] three
phases of reentry and return gained satisfactory success.


北京时间11月1日6时42分,再入返回飞行试验返回器在内蒙古四子王旗预定区域顺利着陆,我国探月工程三期再入返回飞行试验获得圆满成功。

On 1st November, 06:42 Beijing Time, the returning device made a successful landing in the predetermined region of [Siziwangqi 四子王旗] in Inner Mongolia, [in what can be called] an experimental reenter-return flight. China's project for exploring the moon in an experiment that included three phases of reentry and return gained satisfactory success.





What makes China's moon mission so special is the
"smooth" landing technique of its returning device.




[Source: People's Network / Xin Hua Agency 人民网—新华社, 1st November 2014]

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