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China"s first moon rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, and the lander took photos of each other on the moon"s surface Sunday night, a day after the country completed its first lunar soft landing.(Photo/People"s Daily Online)"What』sthepointoflavishingsolargebudgetonmoonlanding?」AdisagreeablevoiceaskedonChina』sweibowhenthecountryfellintoacelebrativemoodafteritsfirsteverlunarroversoft-landedonthemoononSaturdaynight.Whattheopponentsoverlookedisthefactthatsince1949,about80percentofmorethan2,000newmaterialscomingoutinChinawasinitiallyforthespaceuse.CouplesofnewtechnologiesthatmakeChina』sChang』e-3missionpossibleareexpectedtocrossoverintoordinaryhouseholdsandfactories.Forexample,thematerialsadoptedinmechanicallegsandbuffersofthelunarroverYutu(JadeRabbit),whicharelightandresistanttoimpactandlargetemperaturedifferenceonthemoon,wouldcertainlyhaveabrightprospectincivilianareas.Thecutting-edgeteleoperation,oroperationfromadistance,whichhasbeenproveneffectiveintherover』simageprocessing,isexpectedtobenefitintelligentrobotandautomobilemanufacturing.Thankstothepowerfultemperaturecontroltechnology,Yutuisabletofunctionduringthecoldlunarnightwhentemperaturesplungetominus120degreesCelsius.Althoughordinarypeopleneedn』ttoworryabouthowtokeepwarmonanotherplanet,somesolarwaterheatershavebeenequippedwiththetemperaturecontroltechnologydevelopedbytheaerospaceindustrytotrapheat.ThemoonlandingofChang』e-3pavesthewayforthenextphaseofChina』slunarmissionandthedeepspaceexploration.Chang』e-3willcollectplentyofpreciousdataforChina』slunarsearchandastrophysics,andtoawideextent,willdrivethefurtherprogressesinvariousfieldssuchasinformationtechnology,intelligentcontrol,materialtechnology,newsensor,newenergytransformationandpropulsiontechnology.Theprogresseswillalsoprompttheinfiltrationandconvergenceofdifferenttechnologies,andmayunleashhugesocialandeconomicbenefitsbyexploringawaytoagreenerdevelopmentwhenChinaisstrivingtoshrugofftheenergy-consuminggrowthmodel.Spaceexplorationisaconsistentcommitment,demonstratingnoveltyanddabblinginwidescientificareas.ItmattersalotintermsofthefutureofChina』stechnologydevelopment,productivityanddailylifeofeveryone.（Editor：ChenLidan、Zhang Qian）Related readingYutu gets rolling on the moonLunar probe Chang"e-3 sends back photos of moon surfaceChina"s "Jade Rabbit" separates from landerChang"e-3"s soft landing marks China"s hard successChina"s Chang"e-3 lunar probe amazes worldChina"s moon rover "Jade Rabbit" separates from landerGraphics: Process of Chang"e-3 soft-landing on moonChina"s moon rover to separate from lander in several hoursIn pictures: Chang"e-3 soft-lands on moonChina"s Chang"e-3 probe soft-lands on moonFull coverageChang"e-3 lunar probeWe Recommend

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