China’s Chang’e probe lands on far side of the moon

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China’s Chang’e probe landed on the moon's space-facing side at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time (2223 GMT), the China National Space Administration said.  #Chang’e #moon #lunar #landing #China

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00:00 The Chang'e 6 lander ascent combination made a soft landing on Sunday on the moon's mysterious far side.

00:06 It's another crucial milestone for the mission, the first of its kind.

00:11 The probe had been launched on May 3rd and entered lunar orbit on May 8th.

00:16 The landing went smoothly as planned.

00:20 The whole flight went exactly as we expected. The performance was perfect, full marks.

00:26 I feel very excited but I dare not relax because we're going to start the key part of this mission,

00:31 collecting samples from the far side of the moon. Now the probe is in good condition.

00:36 The plan is for the probe to use the drill and a mechanical arm to gather surface and underground samples in a south pole Atacan basin.

00:44 It's the largest, oldest and deepest basin found on the moon.

00:48 The process will take about two days and the Aerospace Control Center will be keeping a close eye.

00:54 We will continue to control the conditions for the orbital return assembly to achieve interactive docking

01:00 and we will carry out follow-up sampling work with the support of relay satellites.

01:05 If the mission plan works well, the samples of stones and soil from the far side of the moon will be collected

01:11 and packed in a vacuum sealed container inside the ascender.

01:15 Zhang Yibing, City10, Beijing.

01:17 [ Silence ]

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