Chinese Chang’e-5 probe touched down in the Siziwang district at 1:30 local time Thursday, bringing the first lunar soil samples to Earth in more than 45 years. Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of the lunar probe that launched for the Moon on November 23 and landed on the surface on December 1. … Read more
China’s lunar probe Chang’e-5 has taken off from the moon to bring rock samples from the moon back to Earth for the first time in 40 years, according to Chinese space authority. The Chang’e-5 lander-ascender combination displayed a Chinese national flag before successfully separating, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP) announced late Thursday. The mission’s ascender reached … Read more
China has launched its Chang’e-5 probe into space, which will set down on the moon to collect samples from the lunar surface. The Long March-5 rocket took off around 3:35pm ET from the Wenchang launch site in Hainan province for what is a major advancement in the country’s space program. The probe is set to release a … Read more