SHANGHAI, Dec 6 — A Chinese probe carrying samples from the lunar surface successfully docked today with a spacecraft orbiting the moon, in another space first for the nation, state media reported. The manoeuvre was part of the ambitious Chang’e-5 mission — named after a mythical Chinese Moon...
The Long March-5 Y5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, is seen before taking off from Wenchang Space Launch Centre, in Wenchang, Hainan province, China November 24, 2020. — Reuters pic
The manoeuvre was part of the ambitious Chang’e-5 mission — named after a mythical Chinese Moon goddess — to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades. The capsule transferred the moon samples to the orbiter, which will separate and return to Earth, Xinhua said. Its space agency said previously that “before liftoff, the Chinese flag was raised on the moon’s surface”.
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