China's New Moon Flag 🇨🇳 - New Space Mission - w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Chang'e-6 mission displayed a Chinese national flag on the far side of the Moon, and this flag was made from basalt fibers. Basalt is a type of volcanic rock. This flag is a symbol of China's presence on the Moon and represents an innovative approach to lunar exploration. The basalt fibers used in the flag are durable and can withstand the harsh lunar environment, making it a long-lasting symbol. . . Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210 million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000. Since 1996, he has been the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003. . . #spacemissions #neildegrassetyson #science #astrophysicist #astrophysics #sciencecommunicator #clips #universe #planet #planet #moon #flag #china #america #nasa #spacex