Chinese lander returns to Earth with Moon rocks
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published : 17 Dec 2020 at 09:45
9 The Chang e-5 lunar probe gathers samples on the Moon it has now returned safely to Earth.
BEIJING: An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples.
While scientists hope the samples will give insights into the Moon s origins and volcanic activity on its surface, the trip was also another high-profile chapter in China s bid to become a space superpower.
In images broadcast on state television, a Chinese flag was flown at the snow-covered grasslands where the capsule landed in the country s remote north.
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China’s spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples
Agencies
December 17, 2020
Beijing, Dec 17: China s Chang e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years.
The spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, declared the Chang e-5 mission a success.
It marks a successful conclusion of China s current three-step lunar exploration programme of orbiting and landing, and bringing back samples which began in 2004, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.