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China lands uncrewed spacecraft on far side of the moon
2024.06.01 20:18
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China on Sunday landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a landmark mission which aims to retrieve rocks and soil from the lunar surface, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
“At 6:23 am on June 2, the Chang’e-6 lander and ascender combination, with the support of the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, successfully landed in the pre-selected landing area in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the back of the moon,” CNSA said in a statement posted on its website.
