The moon is the future colony of China?

China announced the successful start of the second stage of its state lunar program - the launch of the first Luno Raging Luniper to study the surface of the moon. One of the primary tasks of the mission is the detection of deposits of rare -earth elements in the Earth's cortex.

The launch of a spacecraft with a lunarpower was held normally on Monday, at 1:30 in the night of local time. Thus, China can become the third country after the USSR and the USA, which managed to carry out a soft landing on the surface of the moon. Recall that the last time on the surface of the heavenly body closest to the Earth was the Soviet lunar carrier "Luna 24", which studied soil samples in 1976.

“We strive to fulfill our dream of conquering the cosmos, this will become one of the symbols of the revival of our nation,” said Zhang Zhenchong, director of the Sichang cosmodrome.

In an interview with BBC News, Professor Ouyan from the Chinese Academy of Sciences said that China’s priority purpose is to study the environment and natural resources of the Moon. “The moon is full of resources: rare earth elements, titanium, uranium, which are not enough on Earth. The current mission is designed to check our technologies and capabilities, and also help to form a domestic team of researchers of the solar system, ”continued Ouyan.

According to the professor, if the mission is successful, China will prepare another lunar program for collecting samples of minerals from the moon by 2020. The Rabbit Jade device, named after the mythological favorite of the Chinese goddess Luna Chanye, can become the first swallow to open the new era of study and development of the moon.