Chinese robotic explorers will fly to the moon instead of people

All work on the study of the moon will be carried out in an automatic mode - writes China Daily, citing a senior official of the PRC provided the information. Lunar exploration program, including the landing rovers and research work on the existing plans of the Chinese lunar base, will also take place without the direct participation of people.

present knowledge of the official data, the future of the Chinese lunar base will be fully automated, which will carry out research of the moon without the risk of one's life. And if lunar missions with the participation of people still being planned, it is clearly not in the near future.

"creating robotic lunar station, China will be able to carry out more extensive and in-depth research," - he shared his plans for an unnamed official, who attended the 7th International Conference on Innovation in Space Technology, held in Shanghai.

The following year, China is willing to put on the side of the Moon research probe "Chang'e-4", after which the unit will go "Chang'e-5", which aims - sampling lunar soil and its subsequent delivery to Earth.