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China says spacecraft successfully lands on moon for historic sample collection
By William Harwood
China's Chang'e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples
By Andrew Jones
China's Chang'e 5 moon craft begins extended mission | Space
There will be a remote-control car race on the Moon in 2021. Seriously.
By Loz Blain
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Formerly TwitterHua Chunying 华春莹
SpokespersonCHN
From the vast ocean to the far side of the moon, China’s Fujian aircraft carrier and Chang’e 6 lunar mission are not just feats of technology but testament to an unwavering determination to better protect the world and understand the universe. 🌊🌕🚢🚀 pic.twitter.com/KQhzQMJh7d
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Hua Chunying 华春莹
SpokespersonCHN
🚀🎉 Congratulations to Chang’e 6 on a successful launch! Equipped with an international suite of instruments including France’s DORN, which is designed to measure radon on the Moon’s surface, this mission is a prime example of how multinational cooperation propels lunar… pic.twitter.com/uD5KAXwHGo
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Jonathan McDowell
planet4589
LAUNCH at 0927:29 UTC May 3 of a CZ-5 from Wenchang with the Chang'e-6 lunar farside sample return mission.
Translunar injection burn was complete at 1002 UTC.
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Andrew Jones
AJ_FI
Launch of the Chang'e-6 lunar far side sample return mission via Long March 5 from Wenchang. pic.twitter.com/GmjKbSL6VT
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China Lands Chang'e-5 Spacecraft on Moon to Gather Lunar Rocks and Soil (Published 2020)
By Kenneth Chang & Steven Lee Myers