{"id":506369,"date":"2024-09-25T07:20:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/?p=506369"},"modified":"2024-09-25T07:26:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:26:59","slug":"china-to-launch-near-earth-asteroid-sample-return-mission-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-to-launch-near-earth-asteroid-sample-return-mission-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"China to launch near-Earth asteroid sample return mission in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HELSINKI \u2014 China will launch the Tianwen-2 mission to sample a near-Earth asteroid next year, an official with the country\u2019s space agency said Tuesday.<\/p><p>Tianwen-2 is scheduled to launch in 2025, Bian Zhigang, deputy head of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said Sept. 24, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepaper.cn\/newsDetail_forward_28840180\">according<\/a> to Chinese media The Paper.<\/p><p>The mission will first focus on sampling near-Earth asteroid Kamo\u02bboalewa (2016 HO3). After delivering samples to Earth, the spacecraft will use our planet for a gravitational slingshot maneuver and set it on a course for main-belt comet 311P\/PANSTARRS.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Kamo\u02bboalewa is a quasi-satellite of Earth and is roughly 40-100 meters in diameter. This small body may be a fragment of the Moon, ejected into space by a past impact event, according to one journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-021-00303-7\">article<\/a>.<\/p><p>The mission aims to conduct close-range observations, sampling, and surface analyses of the two celestial bodies. The objective is to gain primordial information about the solar system\u2019s formation and evolution and even the origin of life on Earth.<\/p><p>To sample Kamo\u02bboalewa, the Tianwen-2 spacecraft will use both touch-and-go and anchor-and-attach techniques, providing mission redundancy and sampling technology verification. NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/scientists-excited-by-first-look-at-osiris-rex-asteroid-samples\/\">OSIRIS-REx<\/a> and JAXA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/hayabusa2-delivers-asteroid-samples-to-earth-after-six-year-voyage\/\">Hayabusa2<\/a> missions used the touch-and-go approach, while anchor-and-attach is so far untested.<\/p><p>While a precise launch schedule was not provided, previous indications suggest launch on a Long March 3B rocket in May 2025.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The sample phase is expected to last around 2.5 years. Arrival at 311P\/PANSTARRS is expected in the mid-2030s.<\/p><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/jdse.bit.edu.cn\/sktcxb\/cn\/article\/doi\/10.15982\/j.issn.2096-9287.2024.20230185\">paper<\/a> on Tianwen-2 objectives published in June reveals the mission will carry 10 science payloads.&nbsp; These include visible and infrared spectrometers, thermal radiation spectrometers, multispectral cameras, radar, and magnetic field detectors.<\/p><p>The spacecraft will feature circular, fan-like solar arrays to generate energy, similar in appearance to those of NASA\u2019s Lucy mission spacecraft.<\/p><p>A parachute system, <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-conducts-parachute-tests-for-asteroid-sample-return-mission\/\">tested<\/a> at high altitude last year, will be used to safely return the asteroid samples to Earth. The system was developed by state-owned space contractor CASC. It is based on experience with other space missions, including the Tianwen-1 Mars rover and Chang\u2019e lunar missions.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Future missions, launch systems<\/strong><\/h2><p>Bian also confirmed the schedule for China\u2019s future lunar and planetary exploration missions. Two lunar south pole landing missions, Chang\u2019e-7 and <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-outlines-change-8-resource-utilization-mission-to-the-lunar-south-pole\/\">Chang\u2019e-8<\/a>, will launch in 2026 and 2028 respectively. The former will survey the environment and resources at the lunar south pole, while the latter will include in-situ resource utilization experiments.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-to-launch-mars-sample-return-mission-in-2028-will-follow-planetary-protection-guidelines\/\">Tianwen-3<\/a> will be a Mars sample return mission and will launch around late 2028. Tianwen-4 will launch around 2030. It will include a solar-powered Jupiter orbiter and a smaller, radioisotope-powered spacecraft to make a flyby of Uranus.<\/p><p>The CNSA official also stated that China&#8217;s heavy-lift and reusable launch systems are set to advance to the demonstration phase.CASC is developing the Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher for major space infrastructure projects. The Long March 10 meanwhile is being developed to launch crew, including <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/china-sets-sights-on-crewed-lunar-landing-before-2030\/\">crewed lunar landing missions<\/a>. CASC\u2019s reusable spaceplane meanwhile <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinas-secretive-reusable-spaceplane-lands-after-267-days-in-orbit\/\">recently landed<\/a> following 267 days in orbit.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Mission<\/th><th>Launch Year<\/th><th>Objective<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Tianwen-2<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>Near-Earth asteroid sample return, followed by rendezvous with comet 311P\/PANSTARRS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chang\u2019e-7<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td>Lunar south pole landing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chang\u2019e-8<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td>Lunar south pole landing with resource utilization experiments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tianwen-3<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td>Mars sample return<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tianwen-4<\/td><td>2030<\/td><td>Solar-powered Jupiter orbiter and Uranus flyby<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Upcoming Chinese lunar and planetary exploration missions<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HELSINKI \u2014 China will launch the Tianwen-2 mission to sample a near-Earth asteroid next year, an official with the country\u2019s space agency said Tuesday. 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