China’s spacecraft carrying rocks from the far side of the moon leaves the lunar surface
- A spacecraft with samples from the far side of the moon has launched back to Earth, announced by China.
- The ascender of the Chang'e-6 probe entered orbit around the moon on Tuesday morning, as per the China National Space Administration.
- The samples will return to Earth in China's Inner Mongolia region by around June 25 in a reentry capsule.
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China lunar probe takes off from Moon carrying samples
A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon started its journey back to Earth on Tuesday, the country’s space agency said — a world first and a major achievement for Beijing’s space programme. The ascender module of the Chang’e-6 probe “lifted off from lunar surface” and entered a preset orbit around the Moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said. It was the first craft to ever successfully take off from the sat…
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