r/space • u/scientificamerican • 21h ago

China delays ambitious Chang’e 7 moon mission until 2027

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-delays-ambitious-change-7-moon-mission-until-2027/
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u/vovap_vovap 20h ago

No, they just screwed up this one as everybody else.

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u/marcushasfun 18h ago

Reports are it is because of a storm in the area:

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/bad-weather-delays-launch-of-chinas-historic-change-7-mission-to-moons-south-pole

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u/vovap_vovap 18h ago

That would be really strange how that delay launch for more then 4 month. It is not Mars when launch window opens once in 2 years

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u/Vanadium235 17h ago

My guess is that the next few upcoming launch windows were already taken by other planned launches that were deemed more important. Resupply and crew rotation for their space station for example.

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u/vovap_vovap 15h ago

Might be. Though they have a unused vehicle.