Pakistan has launched its First Satellite Moon Mission, ICUBE Qamar

In a historic leap for Pakistan's space exploration, the nation has embarked on a monumental journey to the Moon. Pakistan has ...

Published date india.com Updated: May 4, 2024 5:46 PM IST

In a historic leap for Pakistan’s space exploration, the nation has embarked on a monumental journey to the Moon.

Pakistan has launched its first lunar mission, marking a significant milestone in its space exploration program with collaboration and support from China.

China is sending a spacecraft called Chang’e-6 on a 53-day-long mission to the far side of the Moon. This mission is super special because it’s going to collect samples from there for the very first time ever.
This is the first time China has taken another country’s satellite for a moon mission.

These small satellites are designed for scientific research, tech experiments, and educational projects in space exploration.

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The ICUBE-Q orbiter has two cameras to take pictures of the moon. Chang’e-6’s job is to collect samples from the far side of the moon and bring them back to Earth. Well, this has never been done before in human history.

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