Seven reasons to explain China to the moon (Figure).

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News </ P> <P> one was rejected .The lunar landing program </ P> <P> 2004 年 12 18, China's manned space launch vehicle system commander Huang Chunping Minhou for the Second Fujian Minhou keynote speech at the teachers and students revealed that in 1999 he .to put forward a lunar landing program, also called Chang'e project. .At that time he made a landing on the moon simple plan, that launched a probe on the moon landing, with a flag on the detector can be inserted in the national flag on the moon. .The whole project is estimated to spend 650 million yuan. .Statement in accordance with Huang Chunping, his program was already everything is in place, only a "wind", but it was not the central consideration to the success of manned flight, two large projects at the same time wrong, it rejected his proposal for the moon. .Seven reasons for China to moon </ P> <P> Why should we be the moon? .Why should explore the moon? .What is the significance for us the moon? .This is by many ordinary Chinese people pursue. .Scientific community in China, there are some dissenting voices. .Lunar exploration is really meaningless to us it? .Is not the case, the benefits of it is visible. .</ P> <P> 1 the need to preserve our rights and interests of the Moon </ P> <P> Although the United Nations adopted in 1984, "States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies Activities Agreement" referred to as the "Moon Treaty" provides that the Moon and .its natural resources are the common heritage of mankind, no country, organization or individual may own. .However, at present, the main space-faring nations and organizations are stepping up implementation of the lunar exploration program. .As a member of the United Nations Outer Space Committee, China's lunar exploration carried out and achieved certain results, it has to fulfill the "Moon Treaty" and share the strength of interest in developing the moon, to preserve our legal rights. .</ P> <P> 2 Moon is the Earth itself, the universe and human studies the best platform </ P> <P> scientists believe that by using the lunar surface without artificial modification and destruction of some of the true face of the moon, understand the Moon .the causes, evolution and structure and other aspects of information to help understand the Earth's ancient state, the solar system and even the entire universe, the origin and evolution of Earth and space phenomena help to find out the relationship between natural phenomena can be greatly enriched .People of the Earth, the solar system origin and evolution of the universe as a whole and the characteristics of the knowledge, seek information from the origin and evolution of life on Earth for clues. .</ P> <P> 3 promote the advancement of technology and the development of an important carrier </ P> <P> development of the cause of the Moon is an unprecedented challenge, a series of problems to be solved, this will inevitably bring, such as high-thrust rocket, giant spacecraft ., high-speed flight, artificial intelligence, computers, robotics, process automation, precision instruments, remote sensing operations, communications, materials, construction, energy, engineering technology, and space biology, space physics, space astronomy, science and technology by leaps and bounds. .</ P> <P> 4 for the development and utilization of lunar resources to prepare </ P> <P> According to exploration, lunar rocks contain all the material elements of the earth's crust, about 60 kinds of mineral deposits. .The moon rock, rich in oxygen, iron, magnesium, calcium, silicon, titanium, sodium, potassium, manganese and other substances, with a preliminary estimated total eight trillion tons of iron. .In addition, the moon is rich in energy, particularly helium -3 on the moon, the planet does not have the fuel efficiency of nuclear fusion reactions, it is estimated that in the lunar soil resources in the total amount of Helium -3 up to 100 million - .500 million tons, to support the power needs of the Earth 7000 years. .</ P> <P> 5 for deep space exploration </ P> <P> surface of the moon's gravity is only about one-sixth of the Earth's surface, so the spacecraft took off from the moon, can greatly save energy. .Rock on 40% oxygen in the soil can be controlled in situ production of propellants and as environment and life support system of oxygen sources. .20% of silicon, can make solar array of spacecraft and other metals can produce a variety of components for spacecraft equipment. .You can also use the moon as a transit station for the past spacecraft maintenance and refueling. .</ P> <P> 6 for astronomical observation and research platform </ P> <P> geological structure of the lunar surface is extremely stable to withstand the sun's radiation directly to the moon, no atmosphere on the light and radio wave absorption, scattering and refraction .interference, no dust pollution, there is no magnetic field, the moon and back is not man-made radio interference source, the earthquake is very small. .At the same time, the Moon has a long night, the night temperature is very low. .The environment for the construction of high-precision astronomical observatory offers an ideal place. .</ P> <P> 7 to promote economic development </ P> <P> development of the moon, can have incalculable economic, and other technology development and application of the secondary is bound to promote industrial development and promotion. .Such as the U.S. development and launch of the "Apollo" manned spacecraft, they produced 3,000 patents, led the development of high-tech industries, in the "Apollo program", each $ 1 invested, will bring $ 5 .benefits. .</ P> <P> </ P> </ p>.