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China’s Chang’e-6 Moon Samples Begin Journey Back to Earth 🌙🚀

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In a leap for lunar exploration, China's Chang'e-6 mission has successfully transferred moon samples collected from the far side of the moon to its re-entry vehicle! 🛰️ The China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed the milestone at 3:24 p.m. Beijing Time on Thursday, marking another giant step in humanity’s quest to unravel the moon’s mysteries.

The mission’s ascender—packed with lunar soil and rocks—performed a high-stakes autonomous rendezvous and docking with the orbiter-returner combo in lunar orbit. Think of it like a sci-fi movie, but real: the combo adjusted its trajectory to meet the ascender, using three K-shaped grappling mechanisms to lock onto connection rods. 🔒 Talk about precision engineering!

This feat mirrors China’s Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, which first proved the country’s ability to retrieve moon samples. But Chang'e-6 is breaking new ground by targeting the moon’s elusive far side—a region shrouded in mystery due to its perpetual darkness and rugged terrain.

What’s next? The samples will now journey back to Earth, where scientists worldwide are eager to study them. 🌍🔬 Could they reveal clues about the moon’s formation or even future space colonization? Stay tuned!

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