April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
... to Mars. Then, in December, China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft made history by returning Moon rocks and soil to Earth, becoming the third country that has landed on the Moon and brought back samples. According to the US Institute for Defense Analysis...
23 November 2020
China's lunar sample return mission to launch tonight
...Luna-24 mission, which brought back to Earth 170.1 grams of Moon rock and debris in August 1976. Chang’e 5 was originally meant...Chang’e 6 and 7 will focus on the south pole of the Moon, whilst Chang'e 8 is rumoured to involve the testing of key ...
