Chang’e-6 spacecraft sent by China to the dark side of the Moon returned to Earth

– Chang’e-6 spacecraft sent by China to the dark side of the Moon returned to Earth

BEIJING – China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft, sent to the dark side of the Moon, completed its mission and returned to Earth.

The Chang’e-6 spacecraft, which China sent on May 3 to collect samples from the dark side of the Moon, successfully landed on the dark side of the Moon on June 2. Chang’e-6, which collected samples from the dark side of the Moon, completed its mission and returned to Earth. Chang’e-6 landed in the desert in China’s Inner Mongolia region today, after a successful mission that lasted approximately 2 months. The samples collected by Chang’e-6, the first exploration mission to collect rock and soil samples from the dark side of the Moon, will be sent to the capital Beijing. Scientists expect samples taken from the dark side of the Moon to answer questions about the formation of the world.

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the command center officers after Chang’e-6 returned to Earth, saying he hopes they can continue to explore the depths of space and reach new heights in solving the unknowns of the universe, benefiting humanity and advancing the nation.

Chang’e-6, which was launched on May 3, landed on the dark side of the Moon on June 2 and completed the collection of soil and rock samples on June 4. China, the only country to land on the dark side of the Moon, sent the Yutu-2 rover exploration vehicle to the dark side of the Moon in the Chang’e 4 mission in 2019.

While Chang’e means “Moon goddess” in Chinese mythology, China aims to send a crewed spacecraft to the Moon by 2030.