- On November 23 at around 3:30 p.m. ET, China launched its Chang’e-5 spacecraft, which will attempt to do something that has not been done since the 1970s: bring pristine pieces of the moon back to Earth. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/11/china-launches-first-moon-sample-return-mission-in-over-40-years/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=reddit::cmp=editorial::add=rt20201123science-chinalunarspacecraft::rid= 490 comments space
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- China recovers Chang’e-5 moon samples after complex 23-day mission - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/china-recovers-change-5-moon-samples-after-complex-23-day-mission/ 0 comments
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