Queqiao 2

[Alex Fraser]

Of course there is a YouTube channel, which is cool because you can 
learn to pronounce the name.
https://youtu.be/hrnEIvPoTT4?si=_Y6J8rHHHXb0128h


On 4/5/2026 12:22 PM, Alex Fraser via Tacos wrote:
> The Chinese are very ambitious.  This "Space News" article gives a 
> view of the Chinese plan and also describes some of the politics of 
> our two countries race for space.  It is dated 10/23, so any newer 
> info would be nice...
> https://spacenews.com/china-wants-a-lunar-satellite-constellation-to-support-deep-space-missions/
> <https://spacenews.com/china-wants-a-lunar-satellite-constellation-to-support-deep-space-missions/>
> On 4/4/2026 10:03 PM, Alex Fraser via Tacos wrote:
>> I forgot to ask about this on our Saturday Zoom.
>> The Chinese have a relay satellite in orbit around the Moon.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queqiao-2
>> The Queqiao 2 was used to support the Chinese probes and robot rover 
>> that landed on the dark side of the Moon.
>> AFAIK it is still operational.
>> Will the Artemis 2 interact with this Chinese machine?
>> How come this isn't mentioned anywhere?
>>
>> Details of the Queqiao 2's comms are in the Wikipedia article.
>>
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