China’s Chang’e 5 moon mission – which successfully returned moon rocks to Earth in December, 2020 for the first time in 44 years – is now headed toward the Earth-sun Lagrange point, for the goal of making sun observations. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/china-change-5-moon-mission-extended-to-l1-sun…
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Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions
Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang’e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers, a top space program official said Thursday. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-moon-china-future-missions.html…
Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh rock samples from the moon in more than 40 years, offering the possibility of new insights into the history of the solar system and marking a new landmark for China’s rapidly advancing space program. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-chinese-capsule-earth-moon.html…
China’s Chang’e 5 mission has returned samples from the moon to Earth
The Chang’e 5 spacecraft, which spent just two days on the moon, has returned its lunar samples to Earth – the first moon rocks brought back in 44 years Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2263352-chinas-change-5-mission-has-returned-samples-from-the-moon-to-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks
An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing another chapter in China’s effort to become a space superpower. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-chinese-space-probe-lunar-samples.html…
Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth
A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years, the space agency announced. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-chinese-probe-moon-earth.html…
China’s Chang’e 5 is bringing back the first moon rocks in 44 years
The Chinese Chang’e 5 mission has spent two days digging on the moon and is now ready to bring back samples of lunar soil and rocks for analysis Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2261810-chinas-change-5-is-bringing-back-the-first-moon-rocks-in-44-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
China’s Chang’e 5 mission is orbiting the moon!
China’s robotic Chang’e 5 will be the 1st sample-return from the moon since the 1970s. It launched successfully last week atop a Chinese Long March 5 rocket. Now it’s reported to have entered orbit around the moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/china-moon-mission-change-5-sample-return…
China’s Chang’e 5 probe is the start of a new era of lunar exploration
Chang’e 5 is set to bring moon rocks back to Earth for the first time in more than four decades – and China has even more ambitious plans for lunar missions in the coming years Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833102-100-chinas-change-5-probe-is-the-start-of-a-new-era-of-lunar-exploration/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…