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Xi Congratulates Complete Success of Chang e-5 Mission
December 17, 2020
BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated the complete success of the Chang e-5 mission that brings back the country s first samples collected from the moon.
On behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission (CMC), Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CMC, extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to all members who participated in the Chang e-5 mission in a congratulatory message.
As China s most complicated space project, Xi said the Chang e-5 mission has achieved the extraterrestrial sampling and returning for the first time. It is another major achievement in overcoming difficulties by giving full play to the advantages of the new nationwide system, marking a great step forward in China s space industry. This will contribute to deepening the u
2020-12-17 02:38:16 GMT2020-12-17 10:38:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Technical personnel work at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. The return capsule of China s Chang e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country s first samples collected from the moon, as well as the world s freshest lunar samples in over 40 years. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) Technical personnel work at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. The return capsule of China s Chang e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country s first samples collected from the moon, as well as the world s freshest lunar samples in over 40 years. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
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China Moon probe returns to Earth carrying first lunar sample in DECADES as space race with US heats up
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
17 Dec 2020, 11:55
Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 13:01
CHINA S Moon capsule returned to Earth on Thursday carrying the first lunar samples in over four decades.
The haul of rock and dust offers the possibility of new insights into the Solar System and marks a new landmark for China s space ambitions.
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An unmanned spacecraft carrying lunar samples has landed in ChinaCredit: EPA
The capsule of the Change 5 probe landed just before 6pm UK time in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region, the China National Space Administration reported.