China launches Chang'e-5 to collect, return moon samples on November 24, 2020

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China's Chang'e-5 probe decelerates again - Xinhua | English.news.cn

China's Chang'e-5 probe decelerates again
Source: Xinhua | 2020-11-29 23:01:52 | Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's Chang'e-5 probe performed braking for the second time at 20:23 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

After the deceleration, the probe started flying in a near circular orbit from an elliptical path around the moon, said the CNSA.

In the next step, the lander-ascender combination of the spacecraft will separate from its orbiter-returner combination.

The lander-ascender combination will execute a soft landing on the moon to collect the country's first samples from an extraterrestrial body.

The probe decelerated for the first time and entered the lunar orbit on Saturday.

 

[rott]

I hope we can see Indians on the moon. I mean aliens.

 

[siegecrossbow]

I hope we can see Indians on the moon. I mean aliens.

“Real men” don’t need oxygen or food so that’s actually a possibility.

 

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China's Chang'e-5 probe prepares to land on moon - Xinhua | English.news.cn

China's Chang'e-5 probe prepares to land on moon
Source: Xinhua | 2020-11-30 10:37:55 | Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Chang'e-5 probe is preparing for a soft landing on the moon to undertake the country's first collection of samples from an extraterrestrial body.

The lander-ascender combination of the spacecraft separated from its orbiter-returner combination at 4:40 a.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

Launched on Nov. 24, Chang'e-5 is one of the most complicated and challenging missions in China's aerospace history, as well as the world's first moon-sample mission for more than 40 years.

The spacecraft is performing well and communication with ground control is normal, CNSA said.

The lander-ascender combination will execute a soft landing on the moon and carry out automatic sampling. The orbiter-returner will continue orbiting about 200 km above the lunar surface and wait for rendezvous and docking with the ascender.

 

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China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander successfully lands on the moon | TechCrunch

Chinese state news agencies are reporting a successful landing of the Chang'e-5 lunar robotic lander, which will seek to return lunar rock samples back to

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Congrat to CNSA for the first important step of moon sample return. Looks like China is now pro in soft landing on Moon.

 

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According to news from the CCTV news client, the reporter learned from the National Space Administration that the Chang'e-5 probe has just successfully landed in the pre-selected landing zone on the front of the moon. [Source: CCTV News Client]

 

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According to news from the CCTV news client, the reporter learned from the National Space Administration that the Chang'e-5 probe has just successfully landed in the pre-selected landing zone on the front of the moon. [Source: CCTV News Client]

Hey bro, you took my signature too.

 

[shi12jun]

Hey bro, you took my signature too.

Yes, I borrowed your signature for use. This signature is good, haha

 

[rott]

Yes, I borrowed your signature for use. This signature is good, haha

I'll change to Chinese then. But I forgot how to add signatures.
Okay, never mind I got it.

 

[shi12jun]

I'll change to Chinese then. But I forgot how to add signatures.

No need to change, change to Chinese, those anti-Chinese dogs don’t understand Chinese

 

[rott]

No need to change, change to Chinese, those anti-Chinese dogs don’t understand Chinese

They can use Google translate.

 

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China's Chang'e-5 lands on moon to retrieve samples - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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China's Chang'e-5 lands on moon to retrieve samples
Source: Xinhua | 2020-12-02 01:00:58 | Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft successfully landed on the near side of the moon late Tuesday and sent back images, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced.

At 11:11 p.m., the spacecraft landed at the preselected landing area near 51.8 degrees west longitude and 43.1 degrees north latitude, said the CNSA.

On Nov. 24, China launched the Chang'e-5 spacecraft, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner.

At 10:57 p.m. Tuesday, the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-5, from about 15 km above the lunar surface, started a powered descent with a variable thrust engine ignited. Its relative vertical velocity to the moon was lowered from 1.7 km per second to zero.

The probe was adjusted and approached the lunar surface during the descent.

After automatically detecting and identifying obstacles, the probe selected the site and touched down on the north of the Mons Rumker in Oceanus Procellarum, also known as the Ocean of Storms, on the near side of the moon.

During the landing process, the cameras aboard the lander took images of the landing area, said the CNSA.

Under ground-control, the lander carried out a series of status checks and settings, preparing for around 48 hours of work on the surface of the moon.

About 2 kg of samples is expected to be collected and sealed in a container. Then the ascender will take off and dock with the orbiter-returner combination in orbit. After the samples are transferred to the returner, the ascender will separate from the orbiter-returner.

The orbiter is expected to carry the returner back to Earth. The returner is scheduled to reenter the atmosphere and land at Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

China's Chang'e-5 collects moon samples - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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China's Chang'e-5 collects moon samples
Source: Xinhua | 2020-12-02 11:35:14 | Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's Chang'e-5 probe has collected moon samples, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Wednesday.

The lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-5 has finished the tasks of moon sample drilling and packaging at 4:53 a.m. Wednesday.

It is gathering samples from the surface as planned.

After successfully landing on the near side of the moon late Tuesday, the Chang'e-5 probe carried out preparation work including unfolding solar wings.

The probe adopts two methods of moon sampling, including using drills to collect samples and gathering samples from the surface with a mechanical arm.

 

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