Chang’e-6 landed on the Moon
Jun 2, 2024
According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Chang’e-6 lunar lander began the powered descent on 1 June 2024, at 22:09 UTC (2 June, at 06:09 China Standard Time) and landed in the Apollo crater, located in the South Pole-Aitkin impact basin on the far side of the Moon, on 1 June 2024, at 22:23 UTC (2 June, at 06:23 China Standard Time). The Chang’e-6 lunar mission (嫦娥六号) aims to collect soil samples and return them to Earth, as well as conduct scientific measurements of the lunar environment.
Chang’e-6 landing (Onboard camera view)
Jun 2, 2024
The Chang’e-6 lunar lander landed in the Apollo crater, located in the South Pole-Aitkin impact basin on the far side of the Moon, on 1 June 2024, at 22:23 UTC (2 June, at 06:23 China Standard Time).
Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Jun 4, 2024
According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Chang’e-6 lunar lander has successfully transferred into the lunar ascender module the soil samples collected from the Apollo crater, located in the South Pole-Aitkin impact basin on the far side of the Moon. On 3 June 2024, at 23:38 UTC (4 June, at 07:38 China Standard Time), the Chang’e-6 lunar ascender has lifted off from the Apollo crater and successfully entered the planned lunar orbit after about 6 minutes.
Chang’e-6’s panoramic image from the far side of the Moon
Jun 5, 2024
Chang’e-6 lunar lander’s panoramic camera captured high-definition images of the landing site in the Apollo crater, located in the South Pole-Aitkin impact basin on the far side of the Moon.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Chang’e-6 docking and sample transfer
Jun 6, 2024
According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Chang’e-6 lunar ascender docked to the orbiter on 6 June 2024, at 06:48 UTC (14:48 China Standard Time) and transferred the samples collected from the far side of the Moon into the return capsule at 07:24 UTC (15:24 China Standard Time).
Chang’e-6 observed by NASA’s LRO
Jun 14, 2024
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has imaged CNSA’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander in the Apollo crater, located in the South Pole-Aitkin impact basin on the far side of the Moon, on 7 June 2024. The Chang’e-6 lunar mission (嫦娥六号) collected soil samples and will return them to Earth, as well as conducted scientific measurements of the lunar environment.
Chang’e-6 landing and capsule recovery
Jun 25, 2024
The Chang’e-6 capsule re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and successfully landed under a parachute in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, on 25 June 2024, at 06:07 UTC (14:07 local time). The Chang’e-6 lunar mission (嫦娥六号) landed on and collected soil samples from the Apollo crater, located in the South Pole-Aitkin impact basin on the far side of the Moon.
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Chang’e-6 lunar samples extracted from the capsule
Jun 26, 2024
The return capsule of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission was opened at the China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, China, on 26 June 2024. The samples have been transferred to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), where “researchers involved with the ground application system will later carry out work related to sample storage, analysis and research as planned”.
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