2020-12-17 02:33:06 GMT2020-12-17 10:33:06(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Technical personnel shake hands to celebrate the landing of the return capsule of China's Chang'e-5 probe at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) The successful re-entry and landing of the Chang e-5 capsule on Thursday has enabled China to obtain its first lunar samples, marking a new start for the moon and planetary research.
The major goal of Chang e-5 was to get things back. This will improve understanding of the state, temperature, material content and other important information of the moon.
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Xi Congratulates Complete Success of Chang e-5 Mission
December 17, 2020
BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated the complete success of the Chang e-5 mission that brings back the country s first samples collected from the moon.
On behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission (CMC), Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CMC, extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to all members who participated in the Chang e-5 mission in a congratulatory message.
As China s most complicated space project, Xi said the Chang e-5 mission has achieved the extraterrestrial sampling and returning for the first time. It is another major achievement in overcoming difficulties by giving full play to the advantages of the new nationwide system, marking a great step forward in China s space industry. This will contribute to deepening the u
2020-12-17 02:38:16 GMT2020-12-17 10:38:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Technical personnel work at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. The return capsule of China s Chang e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country s first samples collected from the moon, as well as the world s freshest lunar samples in over 40 years. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) Technical personnel work at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2020. The return capsule of China s Chang e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country s first samples collected from the moon, as well as the world s freshest lunar samples in over 40 years. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)