Chang'e 6 was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration and the second Chinese lunar sample return mission, launched May 3, 2024 from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. It was the first lunar mission ever to retrieve samples from the far side of the Moon, collecting about 1,935 grams of far side material and returning it to Earth by parachute in Inner Mongolia on June 25, 2024, after a mission lasting about 53 days.
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Mission Type OutcomeSuccessful first ever far side lunar sample return; about 1,935 grams of material returned to Earth on June 25, 2024, making China the first nation to bring back far side samples. 2 Mission Type
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1. Chang'e 6 (Wikipedia)
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was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
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It was the first lunar mission to retrieve samples from the far side of the Moon
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the first lunar mission to retrieve samples from the far side of the Moon; all previous samples were collected from the near side
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The overall mission lasted about 53 days, ending on 25 June 2024 with the return capsule re-entering the atmosphere with the samples, landing by parachute in Inner Mongolia
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Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the second CNSA lunar sample-return mission.
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Its lander and rover touched down on the lunar far side on 1 June 2024.
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the second CNSA lunar sample-return mission
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Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the second CNSA lunar sample-return mission.
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Wikimedia Foundation- Mission Type: Surface sample return
- Launch Date: 2024-05-03
- End Date: 2024-06-25
- Outcome: Successful first ever far side lunar sample return; about 1,935 grams of material returned to Earth on June 25, 2024, making China the first nation to bring back far side samples.
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (Wikipedia)
Operated By: China National Space Administration, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Part Of: Chang'e Program, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chang'e 6 (2024) retrieved the first ever lunar far side samples.
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