China said on Sunday it has postponed its Chang'e-7 lunar mission after a "comprehensive
“China said on Sunday it has postponed its Chang'e-7 lunar mission after a "comprehensive assessment", -run news agency. The uncrewed Chang'e-7 mission "does not meet the conditions for launch an…”
Before Sunday's announcement, the Chang'e-7 spacecraft, had been expected to be launched as early as next week. The spacecraft was expected to search for frozen water near the moon's south pole. Read More:China readies robotic lunar mission in search for water ice.
Earlier, China announced to send Chang'e-7, its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, in its search for frozen stores of water in permanently shadowed craters near the moon's south pole.
The uncrewed mission, named after a mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, designed the deployment of a robotic lander, rover, and "hopping" probe to one of the coldest places in the solar system.
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It will represent a major step towards Beijing's long-term goal of building a permanent human presence on the moon, with plans underway for a crewed lunar landing before 2030 and the setting up of a joint research station with Russia by 2035.
Written by Madiha Imam
Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter
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