The Chang'e-6 probe successfully returned to Earth, landing in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, on Tuesday, bringing back the world's first samples from the moon's far side.<br /><br />The China National Space Administration (CNSA) declared the mission a complete success.<br /><br />Launched on May 3, Chang'e-6 is one of China's most complex space missions, consisting of an orbiter, returner, lander, and ascender. <br /><br />The lander-ascender combination landed in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on June 2, supported by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, and collected samples. <br /><br />The ascender took off from the moon on June 4, rendezvoused with the orbiter-returner combination on June 6, transferred the samples, and then landed on the moon to avoid space junk. <br /><br />The orbiter-returner combination spent 13 days in lunar orbit before returning to Earth. .<br /><br />New samples are expected to lead to new discoveries and enhance understanding of lunar evolution.<br /><br />The mission also reflects China's long-standing cultural fascination with the moon, inspired by the myth of Chang'e.<br /><br />#China #moon #lunar #space #spaceexploration #spacemission #chinanews
