Hey there, future astronauts! 🚀 Have you ever dreamed of waving a flag on the Moon? Well, guess what? China’s Chang’e-7 mission is planning to make that happen! 🌙
By 2026, the Chang’e-7 spacecraft will blast off to the Moon’s south pole in search of water ice. But that’s not all! This mission is taking a super cool gadget designed by elementary school students from Changsha, Hunan Province. Their idea? To make a flag flutter on the Moon’s surface! 🚩
“But wait,” you might ask, “there’s no wind on the Moon. How can a flag wave?” Great question! Since there’s no atmosphere, the flag can’t flutter like it does on Earth. So, the students came up with a smart solution: using electromagnetism. 🧲⚡
Zhang Tianzhu from the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory explained that wires inside the flag will carry electric currents, creating magnetic fields that make it wave. How awesome is that?
This will be the first time ever a flag flutters on the Moon! The goal is to get kids like you excited about space and maybe inspire you to become space explorers one day. 🌟
But wait, there’s more! The Chang’e-7 mission will also carry scientific instruments from other countries like Egypt, Italy, Russia, and Thailand, plus the International Lunar Observatory Association. It’s like a big space team-up! 🤝🌌
So, keep your eyes on the stars and maybe someday, you’ll be part of amazing missions like this too! 👩🚀👨🚀
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China's Chang'e-7 to take payload for making flag flutter on moon
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