Chang´e 1 sends greeting on Women´s Day

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-08-2008 13:11

Today is International Women's Day and greetings are coming from far above.

China's first Lunar probe - Chang'e One, has transmitted back a song dedicated to women across the country.

China's first Lunar probe - Chang'e One, has transmitted back a song dedicated to women across the country.(CCTV.com)

"In a Place Far Far Away", a piece written by composer Wang Luobin, was sent back from Chang'e One which is currently carrying out moon exploration tasks.

The lunar probe went through its first moon eclipse test two weeks ago. It's now flying at an adjusted angle to ensure the access of adequate solar energy.

The satellite will also perform a second orbital adjustment during the next eclipse in August.

Since its launch last October, Chang'e One has relayed pictures of the moon's surface and conducted investigations of elements on the moon.

But this only marks the first step of China's three-stage moon mission, which will lead to a moon landing and launch of a moon rover in around 2012. A 3.6-ton probe with a larger capacity and better resistance to low temperatures will be sent by a Long March 3B rocket. The ground application system will be upgraded to cope with more intricate exploration tasks.

In the third phase, another rover will land on the moon and return to earth with soil and stone samples for scientific research.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei