China's spacecraft takes off from moon with first samples from lunar far side
TUESDAY, JUNE 04, 2024
The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from the lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history.
China's Chang'e 6 robotic mission has reached a crucial moment in its historic lunar odyssey — its landing craft successfully touched down on Sunday morning on the moon's far side, the little-known hemisphere of our celestial neighbour.