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China prepares for deep space missions after collecting 1,935 gram samples from far side of moon

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HELSINKI – China is gearing up for future space missions after retrieving nearly two kilos of lunar samples from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 reentry capsule landed back on Earth on June 25, successfully ending a 53-day mission. The capsule was recovered as planned in the grasslands of Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia. … Read more

The lunar collaboration between ESA and China could end with Chang’e-6

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HELSINKI – European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could end despite successful cooperation in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission. ESA delivered a payload for China’s Chang’e-6 complex sample return mission to the far side of the moon, which launched on May 3. The mission aims to collect and return samples from the far side of the moon, … Read more