Chang´e One sends New Year wishes

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-02-2008 08:52

The Chang'e One, too, has transmitted a special New Year's message back to earth.

The Chang''e One has transmitted a special New Year''s message back to earth.

Along with the good wishes, Chang'e-1 also transmitted two songs well-known in China, "The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" and "The Sun Never Sets on the Prairies". The latest report from the China National Space Administration says Chang'e-1 is orbiting the moon and is in good condition.

CNSA spokesman Pei Zhaoyu said, "Chang'e-1 is now circling the moon at a stable altitude of 200 kilometers, and has made some preliminary achievements."

Daily data transmitted back to the earth includes a survey of the moon's surface and analysis of the many elements found there.

Editor:Zhang Ning