Published 15 days ago

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

China launched the Chang'e-6 lunar probe to collect samples from the moon's far side, marking an unprecedented mission in the global space race.
The unmanned rocket took off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province for a 53-day mission.
The expedition's goal is to bring back approximately 5 pounds of lunar samples for analysis, as stated by Chief Designer Wu Weiren.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

BBC News

China rocket blasts off for far side of Moon

A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 probe will collect lunar soil and rock samples during its 53-day mission.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Hindu

China launches lunar probe mission to collect samples for first time from far side of moon

The Chang'e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and then returning samples from the moon's far side to Earth — the first endeavour of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration

15 days ago·India

Read Full Article

Reuters

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

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.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

CBC News

China blasts off on mission that could provide 1st samples of far side of the moon

China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.

15 days ago·Canada

Read Full Article

NDTV

China Launches Probe To Collect Samples From Far Side Of Moon: Report

China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030. A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan province just before 5:30 pm (0930 GMT), AFP journalists near the site said. It is the latest leap for China's ambitious space pr…

15 days ago·New Delhi, India

Read Full Article

Daily Mirror

China Moon mission: Chang'e-6 successfully launches into space in major lunar breakthrough

China launched its Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft this morning, with the aim of becoming the first ever mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year