The New York Times reports, “China brought a capsule full of lunar soil from the far side of the moon down to Earth on Tuesday, achieving the latest success in an ambitious schedule to explore the moon and other parts of the solar system. The sample, retrieved by the China National Space Administration’s Chang’e-6 lander after a 53-day mission, highlights China’s growing capabilities in space.”
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Space Command: Chinese Rocket Stage Still in Orbit
Space News reports that a spent rocket upper stage “from China’s 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission thought set to impact the moon did not reenter the atmosphere as previously stated, according to U.S. Space Command.” The rocket stage has been “identified by astronomers and academics tracking deep space objects as most likely to be the object set to impact the far side of the moon March 4.”
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