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China Is Sending A Flying 6-Legged Robot To The Moon For A Groundbreaking Space Mission


As a part of its grand plans for outer space domination, China intends on sending another Chang'e probe into space next year. The mission this time is to search for water potentially frozen in the far side of the moon after previous Chinese probes had found potential for further exploration. Discovering frozen water will obviously prove huge from a scientific perspective, but could also change the lunar resources game among other major space players.

In 2026, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) will embark on its most ambitious project to the moon yet. The new mission is to find frozen water in the lunar south pole with the help of the next generation Chang'e-7 probe. This move stems from water being found in soil samples recovered by Chang'e-5's 2020 mission to the same area of the moon. While last year's Chang'e-6 consisted of a ...


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