
中国的张’e-5 ascender vehicle has blasted off from the Moon, successfully positioning its cargo of lunar samples for rendezvous, docking, and transfer to an awaiting orbiter/returner craft. 中国 Central Television (CCTV) reports at 23:10 on December 3 (Beijing time), the 3000 newton-thrust engine of the Chang’e-5上升器工作了大约6分钟,并成功投掷了[…]

中国的张’e-5’s ascender is ready for departure from the Moon later today, hauling into lunar orbit a cache of specimens picked up and packaged from the 风暴之海. The processes of drilling and packing rocks and soil from beneath the lunar surface finished at 4:53 am on December 2, the 中国 National Space Administration […]