The Chang'e-6 probe's work on the moon's far side is now complete. Professor Zuo Wei, chief designer of the ground application system for the Chang'e-6 mission, said the project would fill gaps in lunar sample studies as part of its scientific goals. (CGTN)
China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe next year, which is expected to bring lunar samples back to the Earth. The Chang'e-5 lunar probe will be very complex, containing four parts: an orbiter, a returner, an ascender and a lander. The lander will put moon samples in a vessel in the ascender after the Moon landing. Then the ascender will take off from the Moon to dock with the orbiter and the returner orbiting the Moon, and transfer the samples to the returner.
China's National Space Administration has handed over the lunar samples brought back to Earth on the Chang'e-5 mission to scientists and researchers for further study. The moon rock and soil samples from China's lunar mission have been sent to the National Astronomical Observatories of China in Beijing, a branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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