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China Successfully Retrieved Its First Reusable Test Satellite

China successfully retrieved its first reusable and returnable test satellite, Shijian-19, at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 10:39 a.m. (Beijing Time), October 11, 2024, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). All the returnable payloads in fields like plant and microorganism breeding, autonomous control and new technology validation, space science experiments, as well as social welfare and cultural innovation, have been retrieved smoothly, said the CNSA. Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240629) -- BEIJING, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers weigh the Chang'e-6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers weigh the Chang'e-6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers weigh the Chang'e-6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers prepare to weigh Chang'e-6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers load the Chang'e-6 lunar samples onto a vehicle after a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members prepare for the Chang'e-6 lunar sample handover ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Kejian (L), head of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), and Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), unveil the sample container during the Chang'e-6 lunar sample handover ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers put the container of Chang'e-6 lunar samples into a protection case after a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers weigh the Chang'e-6 lunar samples during a returner opening ceremony at the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-BEIJING-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SAMPLES-HANDOVER (CN)

(240628) -- BEIJING, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members transfer the container of Chang'e-6 lunar samples in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Friday. Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, handed over the sample container to Ding Chibiao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with the sample certificate at a ceremony held in Beijing. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong presided over the handover ceremony. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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China's Chang'e-6 brings back first samples from moon's far side to Earth

STORY: China's Chang'e-6 brings back first samples from moon's far side to Earth SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: The returner of the Chang'e-6 probe touched down on Earth on Tuesday, bringing back the world's first samples collected from the moon's far side. The return capsule landed precisely in the designated area in Siziwang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and the mission is a complete success, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Chang'e-6 is one of the most complex and challenging missions in China's space exploration efforts to date. Consisting of an orbiter, a returner, a lander and an ascender, it was launched on May 3 this year, and has gone through various stages such as Earth-moon transfer, near-moon braking, lunar orbiting and separation of the lander-ascender combination and the orbiter-returner combination. S

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video animation image displayed at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 6, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe rendezvousing and docking with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video animation image displayed at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 6, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe rendezvousing and docking with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This video animation image displayed at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 6, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe rendezvousing and docking with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR ORBIT-DOCKING-SAMPLES TRANSFER (CN)

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This video animation image displayed at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 6, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe rendezvousing and docking with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 2:48 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. The container carrying the world's first samples from the far side of the moon had been transferred from the ascender to the returner safely by 3:24 p.m., the CNSA said. This is the second time that Chinese spacecraft carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, with Chang'e-5 realizing the first one in 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Chinese national flag carried by the lander of Chang'e-6 probe unfurls at the moon's far side, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SURFACE IMAGES (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 4, 2024, which was taken with the landing camera on the lander of Chang'e-6 probe, shows a view of the lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SURFACE IMAGES (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken and beamed back to Earth autonomously by a mini rover released from the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe shows a view of the combination itself on the lunar surface, June 3, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SURFACE IMAGES (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This stitched panoramic image released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 4, 2024, which was taken with the panoramic camera on the lander of Chang'e-6 probe, shows a view of the lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SURFACE IMAGES (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 4, 2024, which was taken with the landing camera on the lander of Chang'e-6 probe, shows a view of the lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-LUNAR SURFACE IMAGES (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 4, 2024, which was taken with the landing camera on the lander of Chang'e-6 probe, shows a view of the lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chief Designer of Chang'e-6 mission Hu Hao (L), Chief Designer of Long March-5 carrier rocket Li Dong and Deputy Chief Designer of the Chang'e-6 mission Wang Qiong (front) communicate at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chief Designer of Chang'e-6 mission Hu Hao (L), Chief Designer of Long March-5 carrier rocket Li Dong and Deputy Chief Designer of the Chang'e-6 mission Wang Qiong (front) communicate at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe waiting to lift off from lunar surface. A Chinese national flag carried by the lander is seen unfurled at the moon's far side. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image taken from a screen replay at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows Chang'e-6 probe collecting samples on the moon. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe waiting to lift off from lunar surface. A Chinese national flag carried by the lander is seen unfurled at the moon's far side. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image taken from a screen replay at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows Chang'e-6 probe collecting samples on the moon. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Chinese national flag carried by the lander of Chang'e-6 probe unfurls at the moon's far side, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 4, 2024. The ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHANG'E-6-MOON-FAR SIDE-ASCENDER-LIFT-OFF (CN)

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 probe, carrying samples collected from the moon's far side, lifting off from lunar surface. The ascender has entered a preset orbit around the moon, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liwang)