{"id":3299,"date":"2026-04-13T21:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:30:07","slug":"chinas-change-7-lunar-probe-arrives-at-launch-site-ahead-of-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3299","title":{"rendered":"<div>China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e-7 lunar probe arrives at launch site ahead of mission<\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-04-10\/China-s-Chang-e-7-lunar-probe-arrives-at-launch-site-ahead-of-mission-1Mehg00Di2Q\/img\/dedd7217d0394261affdf74d6f354cd3\/dedd7217d0394261affdf74d6f354cd3.jpeg\" alt=\"Transporting parts of China\" s chang lunar probe.><\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e-7 lunar probe has reached its launch site ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The probe, carrying instruments designed for high-precision lunar landing and exploration of the moon&#8217;s south pole, arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on south China&#8217;s Hainan Island on Thursday after being transported by air and ground, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).<\/p>\n<p>The Chang&#8217;e-7 mission aims to achieve breakthroughs in several key technologies, including legged walking, lunar surface flying and exploration of permanently shadowed craters. The spacecraft will use a combination of orbiting, landing, roving and flying techniques to conduct comprehensive exploration of the lunar south pole environment and its resources.<\/p>\n<p>International cooperation is also planned as part of the mission.<\/p>\n<p>The Wenchang launch site has confirmed that all facilities and equipment are in good condition, with pre-launch testing and preparation work progressing as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>The mission represents a deeper integration of China&#8217;s manned lunar exploration and unmanned lunar probe programs, utilizing capabilities and experience accumulated over decades through the country&#8217;s manned space and Chang&#8217;e missions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s Chang&#8217;e-7 lunar probe has reached its launch site ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026. The probe, carrying instruments designed for high-precision lunar landing and exploration of the moon&#8217;s south pole, arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on south China&#8217;s Hainan Island on Thursday after being transported by air [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}