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China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning Beijing time, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country ...
The Chang'e 6 mission landed on the southern hemisphere of the lunar far side to gather more material. Specifically, the landing segment of the Chang'e 6 mission touched down in a relatively flat area lying in the southern portion of the Apollo crater, which itself lies within the larger South Pole-Aitken (SPA
China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. “I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration ...
China’s space agency said the probe landed at 6.07am GMT, or 2.07pm local time. Scientists hope that the samples will shed new light on the Moon’s geology and history.
The Chang'e-6 craft, equipped with an array of tools and its own launcher, touched down in a gigantic impact crater called the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon's space-facing side at 6:23 a.m ...
Lunar Relay satellite to support communications for the upcoming lunar missions, including Chang'e 6, 7 and 8. [16] Success Ongoing Chang'e 6: 3 May 2024 Long March 5: 8 May 2024 1 Jun 2024 [33] 25 Jun 2024 Lunar orbiter, lander, rover, and sample return; landed at the South Pole–Aitken basin on the far side of the Moon. [17] Success Ongoing
The mission is the follow-up to Chang'e 3, the first Chinese landing on the Moon. The spacecraft was originally built as a backup for Chang'e 3 and became available after Chang'e 3 landed successfully in 2013. The configuration of Chang'e 4 was adjusted to meet new scientific and performance objectives. [15]
The progress of Chang’e-6 – China’s most technically complex mission to date – has been followed with intense interest within the country since its launch on May 3.