Chang'e-6 probe - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Fri, 03 May 2024 19:52:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Chang'e-6 probe - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/china-launches-historic-mission-to-retrieve-samples-from-far-side-of-the-moon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-launches-historic-mission-to-retrieve-samples-from-far-side-of-the-moon Fri, 03 May 2024 19:52:18 +0000 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=45722 WENCHANG, China, May 3 (Reuters) – China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt. The … Read More

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]]> WENCHANG, China, May 3 (Reuters) – China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.

The Long March-5, China’s largest rocket, blasted off at 5:27 p.m. Beijing time (0927 GMT) from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan with the more than 8 metric ton Chang’e-6 probe.

Chang’e-6 is tasked with landing in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon, which perpetually faces away from the Earth, after which it will retrieve and return samples.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/science/china-launches-historic-mission-retrieve-samples-far-side-moon-2024-05-03/

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