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Lander lifts off from moon carrying rocks – Corowa Free Press
China’s Chang’e 5 space module has left the moon after completing its mission to gather rock samples, the official Chinese new agency Xinhua reports.The lander is expected to connect with a spacecraft which will then take it out of the moon’s orbit and return it to earth in the next few days.
The space module landed on the moon on Tuesday and started to scoop up rock samples on Wednesday, state media reported.
The Chinese mission aims to bring moon samples back to earth for the first time in 44…
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