BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official said here Tuesday that researchers and technicians are making final preparations for the launch of the country's first moon orbiter, Chang'e I, at the end of October.
Zhang Qingwei, minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND), who is attending the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said in an interview with Xinhua.
Zhang said his team has nearly finished pre-launch tests on the rocket and orbiter, which have been transported to the launch site.
Advanced cameras and X-ray spectrometers have been installed in the orbiter for mapping three-dimensional images of the lunar surface, analyzing dust on the moon, and studying the space environment between the Earth and the moon."
Gee. Where do ya think the Chinese dug up all of this new fangled technology?
Just goes to show ya what a little library-building donation can do.
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