Chang'e 5 - Wikipedia
Chang'e 5 (Chinese : 嫦娥五号; pinyin : Cháng'é wǔhào[ note 1 ]) was the fifth lunar exploration mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of CNSA, and China's first lunar sample-return mission. [ 13 ] Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess, Chang'e.
Watch the Moon Landing of China’s Chang’e-5 Spacecraft
Dec 2, 2020 · China released video footage on Wednesday showing the arrival of its Chang’e-5 robotic spacecraft on the moon’s surface. Within hours of arriving it began collecting lunar rocks and soil.
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - Wikipedia
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP; Chinese : 中国探月工程; pinyin : Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng), also known as the Chang'e Project (Chinese: 嫦娥工程; pinyin: Cháng'é Gōngchéng) after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
China just brought moon rocks back to Earth for its first time in ...
Dec 16, 2020 · China’s Chang’e 5 mission successfully delivered samples of lunar rock and dust to Earth on December 17. It marks the first time in 44 years that moon rocks have been brought back to our...
China: Chang'e-6 far side of the Moon probe begins journey back - BBC
Jun 4, 2024 · China aims to be the first country to bring back rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon, which scientists say could be very different from rock formations on the near side.
Chang'e-5: China's Moon sample return mission
China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft returned Moon samples to Earth in 2020. The samples are a relatively young 2 billion years old. They will help scientists understand what was happening late in the Moon’s history, as well as how Earth and the solar system evolved. Chang'e-5 is now on an extended mission to test technologies in an advanced lunar orbit.
China's Chang'e-5 mission returns Moon samples - BBC
Dec 16, 2020 · China's Chang'e-5 mission has returned to Earth with the cargo of rock and "soil" it picked up off the Moon. A capsule carrying the materials landed in Inner Mongolia at 01:59 local time on...
China's Chang'e 5 mission: Sampling the lunar surface | Space
Dec 10, 2020 · The Chang'e 5 probe launched on Nov. 23, 2020 from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province atop a Long March 5 rocket. Weighing in at 18,100 lbs. (8,200 kilograms), the spacecraft...
Moon mission: China’s Chang’e-5 launch aims to collect lunar ... - CNN
Nov 24, 2020 · China successfully launched its Chang’e-5 lunar mission Tuesday to collect rocks from the moon – the first attempt by any country since the 1970s.
China Lands Chang'e-5 Spacecraft on Moon to Gather ...
Dec 1, 2020 · China has landed a robotic spacecraft on the moon, Xinhua, the official statenews agency reported on Tuesday. The probe will spend two days gathering rocks and dirt from the lunar surface, with...
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