Chinese moon capsule returning to earth – Hepburn Advocate

A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades has started its three-day return to earth.
The Chang’e 5 lunar probe, which had been orbiting the moon for about a week, fired up four engines for about 22 minutes on Sunday to move out of the moon’s orbit, the China National Space Administration said in a social media post.
The craft’s lander touched down on the moon earlier this month close to a formation called the Mons Rumker, an area believed to have been the…

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