Science
China launches mission to bring back material from moon – Sydney Morning Herald
Chang’e 5 is the country’s boldest lunar mission yet and could pave the way for bringing samples back from Mars or even a crewed lunar mission.
The launch was carried live by national broadcaster CCTV which then switched to computer animation to show its progress into outer space.
The typically secretive administration had previously only confirmed the launch would be in late November. Spacecraft typically take three days to reach the moon.
The missions key task is to drill 2 metres beneath the moons surface and scoop up about 2 kilograms of rocks and other debris to be brought back to Earth, according to NASA. That would offer the first…
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