NASA hasnβt landed on the Moon in decadesβChina just sent its third in six years
3 May 2024 at 16:16
China is going back to the Moon for more samples.
On Friday the country launched its largest rocket, the Long March 5, carrying an orbiter, lander, ascent vehicle, and a return spacecraft. The combined mass of the Chang'e-6 spacecraft is about 8 metric tons, and it will attempt to return rocks and soil from the far side of the Moonβsomething scientists have never been able to study before in-depth.
The mission's goal is to bring about 2 kg (4.4 pounds) of rocks back to Earth a little more than a month from now.