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China’s Moon probe completes its first docking in lunar orbit – Aljazeera.com
Chang’e-5 transfers samples collected on the moon in first such manoeuvre to be carried out by a Chinese spacecraft.
Chinas Change-5 lunar probe has successfully carried out a remote-controlled rendezvous and docking manoeuvre in lunar orbit, according to the China National Space Administration.
In the first such manoeuvre ever carried out by a Chinese spacecraft, Change-5s ascender on Sunday transferred samples collected on the moon to the orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit.
Afterwards, the spacecraft separated from the ascender and is to continue orbiting the moon awaiting the right moment to return…
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