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China's Chang'e-5 mission a success, spacecraft brings home first moon samples in 40 years Synopsis The spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). AFP BEIJING: China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years. The spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China National Spa...

China's Chang'e 5 successfully enters Earth's surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow When the return capsule was about 10 kilometres above land, a parachute opened and it landed smoothly, after which a search team recovered it. Dec 17, 2020 10:11:36 IST An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples. While scientists hope the samples will give insights into the Moon's origins and volcanic activity on its surface, the trip was also another high-profile...

China's spacecraft successfully brings moon samples to earth India Published: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 10:26 [IST] Beijing, Dec 17: China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years. The spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, declared the Chang'e-5 mission a success. It marks a successful conclusion of China's current three...

Moon soil to head for Chairman Mao's hometown By Fan Anqi Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/17 20:02:58 Late leader's passion for space exploration honored Yuanwang-3, the only maritime space tracking ship in China’s Chang’e-5 mission, successfully completes its escort task on early Thursday morning. It has undertaken nearly 100 maritime tracking and monitoring tasks of spacecraft, including the Shenzhou spaceships, Chang’e lunar probes, and BeiDou satellites. Photo: Courtesy of Our Space With Chang'e-5 probe making a perfect conclusion to its 23-day journey to the moon, brin...

China’s mission to the Moon returns with samples to study China will make some of the samples available to scientists in other countries, Pei Zhaoyu, the deputy director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of CNSA, was quoted as saying. December 17, 2020 11:00:45 am Researchers work around Chang'e-5 lunar return capsule carrying moon samples next to a Chinese national flag, after it landed in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Image: Reuters) The return capsule of China’s Chang’e-5 probe has come back to Earth, bringing w...