Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission returns with samples from moon's far side
China's Chang’e-6 probe brings back first samples from the moon's far side, enhancing China's space program. The mission collected material from the South Pole-Aitken basin, offering insights into lunar history.
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China's Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully returned the world's first samples from the far side of the moon, marking a significant achievement for China's space program. The re-entry capsule carrying the lunar material landed in Inner Mongolia after being released from the uncrewed probe. This mission, named after the Chinese moon goddess, involved collecting rock and soil from the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the moon's largest craters. The samples could provide insights into the moon's early history and shed light on Earth's impact history. China's success in retrieving material from the far side of the moon distinguishes it from previous missions by the US and the former Soviet Union, which focused on the near side. The scientific community anticipates that analyzing these samples will deepen our understanding of the moon's geology and potentially reveal information about the lunar mantle. China's future lunar missions aim to establish an International Lunar Research base and eventually land a Chinese astronaut on the moon, further advancing exploration and research in space.
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The other component is the autonomous docking of the return probe in lunar orbit.
Soviets have done a lunar sample return, but they had a probe that would lift off directly into a earth return trajectory, but that seems to have limited both the liftoff mass and the possible zones in moon from which it can lift off. This seems a much more complex mission than that.
Also some animated videos of the misson show a skip re-entry back to earth, don't know if it is the case during this particular flight.
Official announcement by the CNSA: https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c10565180/content....
Congratulations for such an achievement!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Lunar_Research_S...
(nuclear power plans by Russia not so much)
Is there enough gravity on the moon to prevent the long-term health problems from the space station like bone, muscle and vision loss?
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