On the 3rd, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the China National Space Administration, that China has declared the successful launch of the Chang'e 6 probe, which will attempt humanity's first sample collection from the far side of the Moon.
According to the report, Chang'e 6, carried by the Long March 5 Y8 rocket launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province at 5:27 PM, safely entered the Earth-Moon transfer orbit.
The goal of Chang'e 6 is to collect samples from the far side of the Moon for the first time in human history. Chang'e 6 is scheduled to land in the "South Pole-Aitken Basin" on the far side of the Moon, collect a total of 2 kg of samples including soil and rocks, and then return to Earth. If successful, it will be the first case in human history.
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