China lunar Probe to arrive today

Watch: China Probe Carrying Samples From Far Side Of Moon Returns To Earth

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The Chang’e-6 probe was launched on May 3 from the southern island of Hainan. BEIJING: China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon’s far side. The reentry capsule touched down at 2:07 p.m. Beijing time (0607 … Read more

China’s Lunar Probe Carrying Samples Set To Return To Earth Today

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Plans for China’s “space dream” have shifted into high gear under President Xi Jinping. Beijing: A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon is expected to return to Earth on Tuesday, capping a technically complex 53-day mission heralded as a world first. Beijing has not disclosed the spacecraft’s estimated arrival time, … Read more