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BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency announced on Tuesday. The probe's ...
China’s Chang’e 6 probe has touched down back on Earth after its historic mission to bring back the first samples from the far side of the Moon.. The robotic probe landed in China’s Inner ...
By Eduardo Baptista. BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Chang'e-6 probe transferred samples it collected from the moon's far side to a spacecraft in lunar orbit on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe – named after the Chinese mythical moon goddess – lifted off on Friday at 5.27pm as planned from the Wenchang launch centre in the island ...
The second phase sought to land and rove on the Moon, a feat that was accomplished by Chang'e 3 in 2013 and by Chang'e 4 in 2019. The third phase involves the collection of lunar samples and sending them to Earth, first completed by Chang'e 5 in 2020 and, for the first time from the far side by Chang'e 6 in 2024.
On 9 March 2021, China and Russia signed a “Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation for the Construction of the International Lunar Research Station.” [14] On 16 June 2021, Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) held a joint session in St. Petersburg ...
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon in a major step forward for the ...
[19] [20] It also carried a Chinese rover called Jinchan to conduct infrared spectroscopy of lunar surface and imaged Chang'e 6 lander on lunar surface. [21] Chang'e 7, expected to launch in 2026, is a mission that will explore the south pole for resources. The mission will include an orbiter, a lander, and a mini-flying probe.