China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

China lunar probe blasts off on ambitious mission to collect samples from far side of the moon

China yesterday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.

China Launches Chang’e Space Probe to Collect Samples From Far Side of the Moon

China Launches Chang’e Space Probe to Collect Samples From Far Side of the Moon - Chang’e-6 will collect rock and soil samples from a vast impact crater on the Moon that is helpful to study the Moon's evolutionary history

China Launches Mission To Far Side Of The Moon As US Claims A New Space Race Has Begun

Chang’e-6 will bring back the first-ever sample from the lunar surface that we do not see.

China launches space probe to collect soil from Moon's far side

China launches an unmanned spacecraft to collect samples of soil from the far side of the Moon, state-run media reported, marking the world's first attempt at such an endeavor.

China launches Chang'e-6 probe to retrieve first ever samples from moon's far side

China launched the Chang'e-6 lunar probe on Friday to collect the first ever lunar samples from the far side of the moon.The probe, atop a Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket, blasted off at 5:27 p.m. Beijing Time from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site

China Launches Mission to far Side of the Moon

China launches probe to collect lunar material from the far side of the Moon. Credit: NASA Universe. CC BY 2.0/flickr In a world-first attempt, China has sent a rocket probe to the far side of the moon to collect samples in what will be a 53-day mission. An unmanned rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 probe launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center at around 17:27 local time. the 53-day mission aims to bring back roughly two kilograms of lunar sa…