China News Service, Beijing, July 12 (Ma Shuaisha) The release ceremony and press conference of the first batch of lunar scientific research samples of the Chang'e-5 mission were held in Beijing on the 12th.
31 sample borrowing applications from 13 scientific research institutions were approved, corresponding to 21 samples, totaling 17.4764 grams.
The China National Space Administration is planning to organize some lunar samples into Shaoshan, Hunan, the hometown of Comrade Mao Zedong, for remote disaster preparedness.
Data map: "Lunar Sample No. 001" is the lunar soil that entered the National Museum of Tibet. It weighs 100 grams and is stored in the hollow sandwich sphere at the center of the man-made crystal container.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tian Yuhao
According to reports, the information on the first batch of lunar samples was released on April 13 on the China Lunar Exploration and Deep Space Exploration Network.
A total of 44 scientific research samples were released in the first batch, a total of 56.8812 grams, including 23 light sheet samples with a total of 768.3 mg, 19 cuttings samples with a total of 1112.9 mg, and 2 powder samples with a total of 55 grams; the powder samples can be borrowed by multiple applicants. , Light flakes and cuttings are exclusive.
As of May 31, the National Space Administration has received 85 applications from 37 persons responsible for use of 23 scientific research institutions.
After review, 31 applications from 13 scientific research institutions were approved, corresponding to 21 samples, totaling 17.4764 grams, of which 6 were 157.6 mg for light flake samples and 868.8 mg for 13 cuttings samples.
Regarding the evaluation criteria for borrowing applications, Zhu Rixiang, director of the Lunar Sample Expert Committee and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the applicant must first assess whether the scientific issues that the applicant intends to study are of important scientific significance, and whether it can advance human understanding of the moon, earth, and solar system; secondly, Evaluate whether the applicant’s research plan is feasible, whether the amount of applied samples is reasonable, whether it has the relevant research capabilities, whether the affiliated unit has the lunar sample storage and testing conditions, etc.; in addition, more than two-thirds of the participating experts are required for voting at the meeting Agree, the application can be passed.
Pei Zhaoyu, deputy director of the National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center and director of the Lunar Sample Management Office, said that in the future, new scientific research samples will be released one after another based on the sample processing progress of the ground application system. The preliminary plan for the next lunar scientific research sample borrowing application review will be arranged This September.
In addition, the National Space Administration is planning to organize some lunar samples into Shaoshan, Hunan, the hometown of Comrade Mao Zedong, for remote disaster preparedness, in order to comfort Comrade Mao Zedong's long-cherished wish of "giving the moon in nine days."
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