🚀 In an out-of-this-world achievement, the Chinese mainland has kick-started the return journey of the world's first lunar samples from the far side of the moon! 🌕✨
On Tuesday, the Chang'e-6 mission's ascender blasted off from the moon's surface at 7:48 a.m. Beijing Time. Its mission? To rendezvous with the orbiter-returner combo and bring some serious lunar loot back to Earth! 🌍
The 3000N engine fired up for a solid six minutes, smoothly sending the ascender into the planned lunar orbit. Talk about precision engineering! 🛠️
Launched on May 3, the Chang'e-6 lunar probe has been on an epic adventure. Landing on June 2, the lander-ascender duo chilled on the moon for 48 hours, executing some clever rapid sampling in the mysterious South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon's far side. 🛰️
They scooped up lunar samples and neatly packed them into storage devices aboard the ascender. Now, it's up to the ascender to bring these precious samples home. 🧳
Why is this a big deal? 🌟
This mission marks the first time humanity has collected samples from the far side of the moon. It's like exploring the moon's hidden backside that we've never visited before! 🚀 This could unlock secrets about the moon's history and even the solar system. 🧐
Stay tuned, space fans! The Chang'e-6 is making history, and we're here for every stellar moment. 🌠
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China begins returning world's 1st samples from moon's far side
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