The Epoch Times By Frank Yue
The rocket stage detached from a Chinese spacecraft is set to strike the moon on March 4, an astronomer tracking near-Earth objects says after weighing launch time and lunar trajectory, as well as correcting previous mistakes.
Bill Gray, who runs Project Pluto, said the object on a collision course with the moon most likely comes from the Chinese Chang’e 5-T1 mission launched in October 2014 on a Long March 3C rocket, according to Ars Technica.
As part of China’s lunar exploration program, Chang’e 5-T1 was an experimental robotic spacecraft, which was launched to the moon on Oct. 23, 2014, by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) for atmospheric re-entry tests. It was named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e.
