BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The lander-ascender combination of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully landed at the designated landing area in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon Sunday morning to collect lunar samples, the China National Space Administration announced. ■...
China says its spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag on the far side of the moon before lifting off with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth.
2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe landing on the far side of the moon. China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the moon on Sunday morning, and will collect samples from this rarely explored terrain for the first time in human history, the ...
China's Chang'e 4 mission will soon make a historic touchdown on the far side of the moon. Chang'e 4, which consists of a stationary lander and a mobile rover, is expected to land sometime in the first few days of January. The mission totes six kinds of scientific payloads. The ...
That probe, the Chang'e-4, and its robot rover are still functioning, transmitting to Earth via an orbiter that passes over the moon's far side. Meanwhile, China's first moon lander, the Chang'e-3, is also still transmitting. China is excluded from the International ...
Huang added that the terrain on the far side of the moon is more rugged than the near side, with fewer continuous flat areas. However, the Apollo Basin is relatively flatter than other areas on the far side, wh...
surface. Experts say the landing is tricky, because communication with any spacecraft on the far side of the Moon is very difficult. So far, China is the only country that has been successful in landing on the far side of the Moon, with the first landing occurring in 2019 with Chang’e...
"Congratulations to China's Chang'e 4 team for what appears to be a successful landing on the far side of the moon. This is a first for humanity and an impressive accomplishment!" NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said via Twitter Wednesday night, after word of the milestone began...
China will launch a mission to land on the far side of the moon in two years' time, state media reported, in what will be a first for humanity.
China will launch a mission to land on the far side of the moon in two years' time, state media reported, in what will be a first for humanity.