Chinese dream of flying to the moon to achieve by launch of Chang´e 1

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China has a gram of lunar soil at the Beijing Planetarium-- given as a gift by former US President Jimmy Carter. The project has promoted public understanding of the space program and people's knowledge of the moon-- especially among the younger generation.

A visitor said, "The Moon is a satellite of the Earth. There are numerous pits on its surface."

Another visitor said, "I think the moon is beautiful, and it's the nearest celestial body to the earth, that's why people want to land on it."

Naturally, the children enjoy learning about science. But for veterans like Ye Shuhua and numerous others, the lunar probe is only the beginning. Witnessing Chinese astronauts making a lunar landing will be another dream come true.

Ye Shuhua said, "Landing on the moon will be a project for today's young people, not for me. But I hope that the day our astronauts land on the moon, I can watch your news reports. "

Han Bin, Shanghai observatory, said, "Chang'e 1 is a great leap in China's space program. And with the launch of the lunar probe, the ancient Chinese myth of flying to the moon is coming closer to modern reality."