定了! 嫦娥五號將於今年年底前後發射!

China plans to send its Chang'e 5 probe to the moon around the end of the year and bring lunar samples back to Earth.

我國計劃於2019年年底前後發射嫦娥五號登陸月球並採樣返回。

Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the China National Space Administration, said last Monday afternoon that the Chang'e 5 mission will be the next step in China's lunar exploration and will mark the completion of the program's third phase, whose goal is guiding a probe carrying lunar soil back to Earth.

國家航天局副局長吳豔華上週一下午表示，嫦娥五號任務將是我國探月工程進行的下一步工作，標誌着該工程第三階段的完成，該階段目標是引導探測器將月球土壤帶回地球。

If Chang'e 5 succeeds in its mission, China will become the third nation to retrieve lunar samples, after the US and Russia.

若嫦娥五號能圓滿完成任務，我國將成爲繼美國、俄羅斯後第三個取回月球樣本的國家。

After Chang'e 5, China has plans for Chang'e 6, 7 and 8 missions, Wu said.

據吳豔華介紹，嫦娥五號任務完成後，我國計劃實施嫦娥六號、七號和八號任務。

Chang'e 6 is intended to land on the moon's south pole, he said, and return with rocks and soil.

嫦娥六號旨在着陸月球南極，攜岩石和土壤返回。

Chang'e 7 will investigate the south pole, and Chang'e 8 will be tasked with verifying advanced technologies that may be applied in future lunar expeditions.

嫦娥七號將執行月球南極探測，嫦娥八號的任務則是驗證未來探月或將運用的一些先進技術。