{"id":5565,"date":"2013-12-06T18:25:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T18:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5565"},"modified":"2013-12-06T20:27:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T20:27:16","slug":"chinas-change-3-enters-lunar-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5565","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e 3 enters lunar orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chang'e_3\" target=\"_d\">Chang&#8217;e 3<\/a>\u00a0lunar lander and rover spacecraft has gone into orbit around the Moon. It is expected to land on December 14th.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/blogs\/emily-lakdawalla\/2013\/12060741-change-3-has-arrived-at-the-moon.html\" target=\"_d\">Chang&#8217;e 3 has arrived in lunar orbit &#8211; The Planetary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/china\/2013-12\/06\/c_132947629.htm\" target=\"_d\">Chang&#8217;e-3 enters lunar orbit &#8211; Xinhua<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/science-and-technology\/21591160-chinas-probe-will-add-bit-science-and-lot-countrys-swagger-yutu-or\" target=\"_d\">China\u2019s Moon rover: Yutu or me-too? China\u2019s probe will add a bit to science and a lot to the country\u2019s swagger &#8211; The Economist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/1374434\/chinas-lunar-probe-will-reach-moon-orbit-tonight\" target=\"_d\">China&#8217;s lunar probe will reach moon orbit tonight &#8211; South China Morning Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This animation shows how the rover leaves the lander and explores the lunar surface:<\/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\/hUW0ippVNL4?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese\u00a0Chang&#8217;e 3\u00a0lunar lander and rover spacecraft has gone into orbit around the Moon. It is expected to land on December 14th. Chang&#8217;e 3 has arrived in lunar orbit &#8211; The Planetary Society Chang&#8217;e-3 enters lunar orbit &#8211; Xinhua China\u2019s Moon rover: Yutu or me-too? China\u2019s probe will add a bit to science and a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5565\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e 3 enters lunar orbit<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":[79,26,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chinese-space","category-space-systems","category-the-moon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1rL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5684,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5684","url_meta":{"origin":5565,"position":0},"title":"China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e 3 set to land on the Moon","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Chinese Chang'e 3 spacecraft is expected to land on the Moon on Saturday\u00a0at 9:40 p.m. Beijing local time, 8:40 a.m. EST. 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