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China’s lunar mission returns to Earth with moon samples Image: © Aleksandr/Stock.adobe.com China has become the third country in the world to collect rocks from the moon. After blasting off on 23 November, the uncrewed Chang’e 5 probe has successfully returned to Earth with lunar rock samples, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. The landing makes China the third country in the world to deliver moon samples to Earth, following the US and the Soviet Union. According to China’s National Space Administration (CNSA), the landing site was near a volcanic plain known as Mons Rümker loc...

Chinese craft carrying Moon rocks returns to Earth: Xinhua Toggle share menu Advertisement Chinese craft carrying Moon rocks returns to Earth: Xinhua This picture shows the Chang'e-5 lunar probe gathering samples on the Moon - it has now returned safely to Earth. (Photo: AFP) 17 Dec 2020 05:39AM (Updated: 09 Feb 2021 06:03PM) Share this content Bookmark BEIJING: An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early on Thursday (Dec 17) in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua ...

China launches Chang'e 5 to get rocks from the moon If, on the other hand, it hits the atmosphere at the wrong angle — if it "splashes" on the surface — the spacecraft could fail completely and burn up.     But we've all tried skipping stones on water, and some go farther than you'd expect. And that may also go for spacecraft, potentially. Which poses another challenge for the retrieval team as the return capsule may land — somewhere — over a very large area.   Historic mission, either way It is the third time that China has landed a spacecraft on the moon, starting with Chang'e...

Chang'e-5 lands in North China, concludes epic lunar round trip Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/17 2:17:21 The photo taken on early Thursday morning shows Beijing Aerospace Control Center Photo: Our Space Carrying around 2 kilograms of lunar samples, China's Chang'e-5 safely landed at its designated landing area in Siziwang Banner, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region around 2 am Thursday, bringing the craft's epic round trip between Earth and its celestial neighbor located some 380,000 kilometers away to a perfect conclusion.  According to the China's National Space Ad...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. The Chang’e 5 sample return capsule landed in China’s Inner Mongolia region Wednesday. Credit: CNSA A capsule containing moon rocks landed in a remote, snow-covered corner of China Wednesday, bringing home the first samples from the lunar surface in 44 years and completing the Chinese space program’s most challenging robotic mission to date. The return mod...