Why should the moon landing spacecraft be named after Chang 'e series?

The moon landing spacecraft named Chang 'e not only expresses the behavior of flying to the moon, but also contains beautiful fairy tales with rich historical connotation and humanistic atmosphere.

Chang 'e, also known as "Heng E", is said to be the wife of Hou Yi who rose from the earth to the moon. Huai Nan Zi mentioned: "For example, Hou Yi invited the Queen Mother of the West to take the elixir of life, and Heng E stole it to the moon. He was disappointed and lost, so he could not continue." This means that Hou Yi got the elixir of life from the Queen Mother of the West in Kunlun Mountain, and Chang 'e stole the elixir, flew to the moon, became an immortal, and entered the Guanghan Palace, but felt that.

Chang 'e, a household name, can spread China culture and establish an image. Borrowing myths and legends and pinning the people's good wishes can unite Chinese at home and abroad and realize that this is a project of the Chinese nation and has a good appeal.

The significance of Chang 'e:

The success of Chang 'e-1 satellite's first exploration around the moon has set a third milestone for China's space industry, breaking through a large number of core technologies and key technologies with independent intellectual property rights, making China one of the few countries in the world with deep space exploration capabilities.

The on-orbit test of Chang 'e-1 satellite made full use of the satellite's life extension and obtained a lot of valuable test data, which provided basic data for the development of Chang 'e-2 and Chang 'e-3 satellites and had important engineering, scientific and practical significance for the implementation of the second phase of China's lunar exploration project and other deep space exploration plans.