RSSNewsletterSiteMapFeedback

Home · Weather · Forum · Learning Chinese · Jobs · Shopping
Search This Site
China | International | Business | Government | Environment | Olympics/Sports | Travel/Living in China | Culture/Entertainment | Books & Magazines | Health
Home / China / National News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Grand ceremony celebrates success of Chang'e-1
Adjust font size:

Beijing held a grand ceremony at the Great Hall of the People Wednesday morning to celebrate the success of the first stage of China's lunar probe program.

President Hu Jintao is to deliver a speech at the assembly.

Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature, presided over the meeting.

Chang'e-1, named after a mythical Chinese goddess who, according to legend, flew to the moon, blasted off on a Long March 3A carrier rocket on Oct. 24 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

The satellite traveled nearly two million kilometers in its 15-day flight to the moon and reached its final working orbit with a fixed altitude of 200 kilometers on Nov. 7.

The China National Space Administration released the first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1 on Nov. 26, marking the full success of the first stage of the country's lunar probe program.

(Xinhua News Agency December 12, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read

Comment
Username   Password   Anonymous
 
China Archives
Related >>
- New moon photos taken by Chang'e-1 released
- Chang'e-1 photographs dark side of the moon
- China will soon have its own moon globe
- China to launch Chang'e-1 duplicate in 2009
- Premier Wen: lunar probe opens a new chapter
- Authorities congratulate success of moon expedition
- China's road to the moon
Most Viewed >>
-Winter storms leave Chinese dark, cold, hungry in 'dead cities'
-Millions stranded in holiday havoc
-Taiwan authorities to raise 'referenda'
-Snow havoc causes US$7.5bn in losses
-Taklamakan Desert experiences record snow
SiteMap | About Us | RSS | Newsletter | Feedback

Copyright © China.org.cn. All Rights Reserved E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-88828000 京ICP证 040089号