{"id":17226,"date":"2018-12-08T11:43:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T16:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17226"},"modified":"2018-12-08T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T16:43:36","slug":"china-heads-for-the-moons-far-side-nasa-listens-to-martian-winds-and-a-dragon-arrives-at-the-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17226","title":{"rendered":"China heads for the Moon&#8217;s far side, NASA listens to Martian winds, and a Dragon arrives at the ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of activity in space this weekend:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Moon<\/strong>: China launched on Friday the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang%27e_4\">Chang\u2019e-4 mission<\/a> to the far side of the Moon. The 3,780 kg package includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang%27e_4#Lander_and_rover\">lander<\/a> (1,200 kg), a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang%27e_4#Lander_and_rover\">rover<\/a> (140 kg). This will be the first mission of any kind to the surface of the side of the Moon that never faces Earth due to tidal locking. A <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang%27e_4#Queqiao_satellite\">lunar orbiter<\/a> was launched earlier to serve as a communications relay. The landing date has not been announced yet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Xinhua Headlines: China launches Chang'e-4 probe to shed light on moon's dark side - Xinhua | English.news.cn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2018-12\/08\/c_137659328.htm\">China launches Chang&#8217;e-4 probe to shed light on moon&#8217;s dark side &#8211; Xinhua<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"China returning to the Moon with Chang\u2019e-4 mission \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2018\/12\/china-returning-moon-change-4-mission\/\">China returning to the Moon with Chang\u2019e-4 mission \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"China launches historic mission to land on far side of the moon \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2018\/12\/07\/china-launches-historic-mission-to-land-on-far-side-of-the-moon\/\">China launches historic mission to land on far side of the moon \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Chang'e-4: China mission launches to far side of Moon - BBC News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-46471668\">Chang&#8217;e-4: China mission launches to far side of Moon &#8211; BBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jz7CWtW7ToY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17229\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2018\/12\/china-returning-moon-change-4-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17229\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/104676515_mediaitem1046765141.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,371\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_104676515_mediaitem104676514[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chang&amp;#8217;e 4 Rover on the Moon (Image: CNSA) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/104676515_mediaitem1046765141-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/104676515_mediaitem1046765141.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-17229\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/104676515_mediaitem1046765141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/104676515_mediaitem1046765141.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/104676515_mediaitem1046765141-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chang&#8217;e 4 Rover on the Moon (Image: CNSA)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>** <strong>Mars<\/strong>: Insight is busy setting up its experiments and listening to the Martian wind.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NASA's Mars InSight Flexes Its Arm | NASA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/jpl\/nasas-mars-insight-flexes-its-arm\">NASA&#8217;s Mars InSight Flexes Its Arm | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17228\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/jpl\/nasas-mars-insight-flexes-its-arm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17228\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"985,977\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NASA&amp;#8217;s Mars InSight Flexes Its Arm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This image from InSight&amp;#8217;s robotic-arm mounted Instrument Deployment Camera shows the instruments on the spacecraft&amp;#8217;s deck, with the Martian surface of Elysium Planitia in the background. The image was received on Dec. 4, 2018 (Sol 8).&lt;br \/&gt;\nCredits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech Full image and caption&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411-300x298.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-17228\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411.jpg 985w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pia22871-10411-768x762.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This image from InSight&#8217;s robotic-arm mounted Instrument Deployment Camera shows the instruments on the spacecraft&#8217;s deck, with the Martian surface of Elysium Planitia in the background. The image was received on Dec. 4, 2018 (Sol 8). Credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/spaceimages\/details.php?id=PIA22871\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech Full image and caption<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NASA InSight Lander 'Hears' Martian Winds | NASA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-insight-lander-hears-martian-winds\">NASA InSight Lander &#8216;Hears&#8217; Martian Winds | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Briefing Materials - December 7, 2018 | NASA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/insightmarswind\">Briefing Materials &#8211; December 7, 2018 | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yT50Q_Zbf3s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o3cxuIsEFRM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Earth Orbit<\/strong>: The SpaceX Dragon, launched on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral last Wednesday, rendezvoused and berthed to the ISS this morning. It joins five other spaceships attached to the station including Northrop Grumman&#8217;s Cygnus cargo vehicle, two Russian Progress cargo vehicles, and two Russian Soyuz crew vehicles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Dragon Attached to Station, Returns to Earth in January \u2013 Space Station\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2018\/12\/08\/dragon-attached-to-station-returns-to-earth-in-january\/\">Dragon Attached to Station, Returns to Earth in January \u2013 Space Station<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17227\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2018\/12\/08\/dragon-attached-to-station-returns-to-earth-in-january\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17227\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ISS_12-06-18-1024x5761.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ISS_12-06-18-1024&amp;#215;576[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dec. 8, 2018: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are attached at the space station including the U.S. resuppy ships Northrop Grumman Cygnus and the SpaceX Dragon; and Russia\u2019s Progress 70 and Progress 71 resupply ships and the Soyuz MS-09 and MS-10 crew ships all from Roscosmos.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ISS_12-06-18-1024x5761-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ISS_12-06-18-1024x5761-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17227\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ISS_12-06-18-1024x5761-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ISS_12-06-18-1024x5761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ISS_12-06-18-1024x5761-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ISS_12-06-18-1024x5761-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dec. 8, 2018: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are attached at the space station including the U.S. resuppy ships Northrop Grumman Cygnus and the SpaceX Dragon; and Russia\u2019s Progress 70 and Progress 71 resupply ships and the Soyuz MS-09 and MS-10 crew ships all from Roscosmos.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7SIzT83b5w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fDJ6A-0jpkE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=83bcfeddf696d358f69568254bcd9ce9&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;node=172282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the Best Selling Electronics at Amazon<\/a><img \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of activity in space this weekend: ** Moon: China launched on Friday the\u00a0Chang\u2019e-4 mission to the far side of the Moon. The 3,780 kg package includes a lander (1,200 kg), a rover (140 kg). This will be the first mission of any kind to the surface of the side of the Moon that never &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17226\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">China heads for the Moon&#8217;s far side, NASA listens to Martian winds, and a Dragon arrives at the ISS<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,78,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-in-space","category-mars","category-the-moon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4tQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17469,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17469","url_meta":{"origin":17226,"position":0},"title":"China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e-4 spacecraft lands on lunar far side","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"China has successfully placed its Chang\u2019e-4 spacecraft onto the surface of the far side of the Moon. 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However, the one shown below is apparently from the lander: China\u2019s Chang\u2019e-4: Mini-biosphere Sprouts Confusion - LeonardDavid.com Change-4\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chinese space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chinese space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=79"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5c3da3e8a3106c65fff5813f1-1024x768.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17517,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17517","url_meta":{"origin":17226,"position":2},"title":"Chang&#8217;e-4: Latest images and videos from lander and rover on lunar far side","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Controllers of the Chinese space Chang'e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover have reactivated the two systems after a standby period during the most intense period of solar heat during the lunar day. Various scientific instruments are being activated, the rover will soon being roving, and cameras are taking pictures such as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chinese space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chinese space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=79"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190110-change4-yutu2-first-panorama_f840.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4202,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4202","url_meta":{"origin":17226,"position":3},"title":"China sets Chang&#8217;e-3 for landing on the Moon this year","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"China plans for the Chang'e-3 mission to put the country's first lander on the Moon by the end of this year: China to launch lunar probe for landing mission - Xinhua China sets course for lunar landing this year - CNN.com China plans unmanned moon lander launch - Bbc","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chinese space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chinese space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=79"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4646,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4646","url_meta":{"origin":17226,"position":4},"title":"China announces contest to name lunar rover","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation gave more details about the of the Chang'e 3 lunar lander\/rover hardware that will be launched to the Moon later this year. They also announced a contest to name the rover. China invites public to name spacecraft - Xinhua China invites public to name\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chinese space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chinese space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=79"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/tgVcCnU3qJY\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5464,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5464","url_meta":{"origin":17226,"position":5},"title":"Chinese Chang&#8217;e 3 lunar lander soon to launch","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Chinese are expected to launch the\u00a0Chang'e 3\u00a0lunar lander this Sunday, December 1st. This would be the first spacecraft to make a\u00a0soft landing\u00a0on the Moon since the\u00a0Soviet Union did it with the\u00a0Luna 24\u00a0rover in 1976. 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