Browsing: Chang’e 6

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar far side sample return spacecraft entered orbit around the moon late Tuesday, in another step towards collecting lunar samples.

China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft appears to carry a previously undisclosed lunar rover as part of the mission’s far side exploration plans.

China launched its complex and ambitious Chang’e-6 mission Friday to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon.

China is set to launch its Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite to support upcoming moon missions late March 19.