China, talks of cooperation in Chandrama’s exploration under BRICS, SCO mechanisms but boasts about own
Finally China has acknowledge India’s Chandrama landing of Chandrayan 3. Global Times talks about the fourth country to join the Chandrama – landing club and the first to land near the Chandrama’s south pole, India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft notched a historic milestone on Wednesday as it softly touched down on the lunar surface, drawing enthusiastic applause from stargazers across the world.
Chinese experts hailed the feat as representing the growing significance of developing countries in space and called for India to abandon involving geopolitical schemes in the pursuit of scientific advancement, as the spirit of science transcends national boundaries and should be pursued in collaboration with players worldwide.
A solar-powered rover called Pragyan is expected to roll off the lander and spend one lunar day (about 14 Earth days) exploring its new home, with the goal of collecting scientific data about the Chandrama makeup.
“This success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in South Africa for the BRICS Summit, said in a speech on livestream.
Chinese experts reached by the Global Times expressed their sincere congratulations on Wednesday, saying that given the two countries are both emerging economies and member states of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, there is vast room for cooperation between the two sides both in deep-space exploration and manned missions, such as data sharing, experience sharing and astronaut training.
“The spirit of science transcends national boundaries, as it ultimately strives for the well-being and progress of all humanity. We appreciate every effort in this course, regardless of whether it’s successful,” Hu Shisheng, director of the Institute for South Asian Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, said on Thursday.
Global Times said that landing on the Chandrama is a challenging endeavour. Only a few days ago, Russia’s Luna-25 probe crashed into the Chandrama, ending the country’s first such attempt in half a century. India’s first attempt at a lunar touchdown also failed in September 2019.
What the GT failed to bring out that Chandrayan2 is still circling the moon and till date has send more than 10 Terabyte of Scientific data to ISRO.
The Chandran south pole has remained a largely uncharted region of immense interest to scientists worldwide, as it is believed to harbour large amounts of water ice, which, if accessible, could be mined for rocket fuel and life support for future crewed missions.
China is also eyeing the region as it presses ahead with its lunar exploration project. The Chang’e-7 mission is intended to land on the Chandrama south pole around 2026 and conduct detailed surveys to explore for traces of water, according to the program’s chief designer.
Around 2028, the basic structure of International Research Station co-built by China and Russia will be completed at the south pole region with the launch of the Chang’e-8 mission.
Next, as usual China has boasted by comparing Chinese tech with the Indian side. It said that China is far more advanced in various aspects. China has been capable of sending orbiters and landers directly into Earth-Moon transfer orbit since the launch of Chang’e-2 in 2010, a maneuverer that India has yet to deliver given the limited capacity of its launch vehicles.
Therefore, China’s technology has allowed moon missions to save a significant amount of time and fuel…..totally absurd. It takes much 100 times more fuel …… for a direct approach The engine that China used is also far more advanced, as it can vary its thrust from 1,500 to 7,500 Newtons….. What GT fails to bring out that India is going step by step. As per need now we have GSLV MK 3. GT should indeed wait for just a year more to see the next version.
Next GT boasts that China’s lunar rover is much bigger, weighing 140 kilograms compared to India’s 26 kilograms. Additionally, India’s Pragyan cannot withstand the lunar nights and has a lifespan of only one lunar day. By contrast, China’s Yutu-2 rover holds the record for working the longest time on the lunar surface, as it is equipped with nuclear power, allowing for long-duration operations. Again a matter of short span for ISRO.
While China has opened its arms to embrace all interested parties to join the country’s space program and has received large amounts of applications ……please share the detail, if you are so open ….. from across the world, geopolitical factors have emerged to hinder such cooperation.
The Global Times also talks about the first international payload made in India for the China Space Station, has hit a roadblock with the key equipment produced by India waiting for export clearance from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs indefinitely…….Naturally, everyone is fully aware of China’s REVERSE TECHNOLOGY prowess!!!!
