China Launches Lunar Probe Mission To Collect Samples For First Time From Far Side of Moon
China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft launched on May 3, 2024 on a mission to collect samples from the far side of the MoonThe mission aims to grab samples containing material ejected from the lunar mantle and thus provide insight into the history of the Moon, Earth, and Solar System. The mission is a more ambitious follow-up to China’s Chang’e-5 2020 sample return missionWhy Sample The Far Side of The