Named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, Chang'e 5 was launched from Wenchang Spacecraft launch site on November 24 and will soon begin digging up samples of lunar soil.
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It is believed to be one of the most complicated and challenging missions in China's aerospace history, as well as the world's first moon-sample mission for more than 40 years.
It consists of four main spacecraft that will all work together to bring between 2 to 4 kilograms of lunar dirt back to our planet later this month. It also has a robotic arm, a coring drill, a sample chamber and is also equipped with a camera, penetrating radar and a spectrometer.
Off the four, the lander and an ascent vehicle stacked on top of each other separated from the third spacecraft, Chang’e-5’s service module On November 28 and landed on the lunar surface today while latter remained in orbit around the Moon.
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According to latest updates, lander in next few days will now use a robotic arm to drill into the lunar dirt, collect and store it inside a sample container to bring in back to the our planet for the scientists to further research on it. The spacecraft will then collect and store the lunar dirt inside a sample container to bring in back to the our planet for the scientists to further research on it. The spacecraft is set to return to Earth around December 15.