China prepares to experiment in space to change the trajectory of an asteroid
- April 27, 2023
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In 2030, China is preparing to conduct the first experiment in space to change the orbit of a near-Earth asteroid, as part of efforts to create a system
In 2030, China is preparing to conduct the first experiment in space to change the orbit of a near-Earth asteroid, as part of efforts to create a system to protect the planet from dangerous collisions with celestial bodies.
Ukrinform reported that this issue was discussed at the International Conference on Deep Space Research held in the city of Hefei in eastern China’s Anhui province. CGTN.
“China plans to make a kinetic impact on the asteroid around 2030 and achieve a deflection in its orbit between 2030 and 2035, and hopefully will be able to fully control its orbit by 2045,” said Chen, head of the Systems Research Institute. China’s Deep Space Research Laboratory. These.
According to the plan, a spacecraft specially created for such a mission will approach the asteroid, move for a while and study the features of the structure and flight of the space body, after which it crashes into a certain place, changing its shape. orbit.
As the conference participants emphasized, the potential impact of asteroids on Earth is a serious threat to the long-term sustainable development of humanity, so the research and development of technologies that will protect the planet from collisions with them is of great importance for the world. future.
Last year, China’s National Space Administration released a plan for the development of the industry, which, among other things, monitors and researches near-Earth asteroids and develops measures to prevent them from colliding with Earth.
As reported by Ukrinform, China is actively developing its lunar program and has full confidence that it will fly to the moon and land astronauts on its surface by 2030.
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Source: Ukrinform
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