China launches lunar sample return mission
Posted: Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
China launched Monday a mission to land on the moon and collect samples for return to the Earth. The Long March 5 lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 3:30 pm EST (2030 GMT), and Chinese officials said the Chang'e-5 spacecraft had deployed from its upper stage on its planned trajectory about 75 minutes later. The spacecraft will land at Mons Rümker on the moon, collect about two kilograms of samples and return to Earth, landing in China in mid-December. If successful, China will be only the third nation, after the United States and former Soviet Union, to bring back lunar samples.
China launched Monday a mission to land on the moon and collect samples for return to the Earth. The Long March 5 lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 3:30 pm EST (2030 GMT), and Chinese officials said the Chang'e-5 spacecraft had deployed from its upper stage on its planned trajectory about 75 minutes later. The spacecraft will land at Mons Rümker on the moon, collect about two kilograms of samples and return to Earth, landing in China in mid-December. If successful, China will be only the third nation, after the United States and former Soviet Union, to bring back lunar samples.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Saturday, March 14
Canada Takes Its Sovereignty Push to Space
New York Times — 9:58 am ET (1358 GMT) Eutelsat - termination of capacity contracts on Express AT1 and AT2 satellites
Eutelsat — 9:57 am ET (1357 GMT) USSPACECOM commander highlights U.S.-India space cooperation during Indo-Pacific visit
US Space Command — 9:57 am ET (1357 GMT) Firefly Aerospace: Successful Launch Validates Alpha, But The Real Test Is Cadence
SeekingAlpha — 9:56 am ET (1356 GMT) Confidential settlement for scuttled Starlink deal means Ontarians kept in dark on payout
Canadian Press — 9:53 am ET (1353 GMT) |
