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What happened to Chang’e-5’s four sisters: Chang’e-1 to Chang’e-4? – CGTN
China’s Chang’e-1 to Chang’e-4 lunar probes all had returners to get them back to Earth. But what happened to them after it was mission accomplished? Are they still…
China’s Chang’e-5 probe, which is on its way back to Earth with two kilograms of lunar samples, is expected to land on the grasslands of north China’s Inner Mongolia in two to three days.
As its name suggests, Chang’e-5 is the country’s fifth lunar mission. Unlike its predecessors, this one is the first moon sample return mission.
In order to successfully deliver the precious cargo from the moon to Earth, the four vehicles of the Chang’e-5 probe lander, ascender, orbiter, and returner- have gone…
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