China's Chang'e-6 Moon Mission

SOURCE www.the-sun.com
China successfully launched Chang'e-6 spacecraft to retrieve new samples from the Moon's far side, part of a mission expected to gather crucial data for future lunar exploration and potentially establish a lunar base by 2045.

Key Points

  • Chang'e-6 mission aims to collect 2kg of rock and dirt samples from the Moon's far side
  • Lands in Aitken Basin at the lunar south pole, rich in resources like water ice and Helium-3
  • Part of a larger plan to establish the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) by 2045

Pros

  • Advances lunar exploration and potential establishment of a lunar base
  • Gathers crucial data for future missions and possible resource utilization on the Moon
  • International collaboration in space exploration

Cons

  • Potential territorial disputes over lunar resources
  • Competition among space-faring nations for Moon exploration