China’s Chang’e 5 lunar probe set to launch on Tuesday

18:52, November 23, 2020

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  China readies for historic mission to moon

  The Long March-5 Y5 rocket at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province.China on Tuesday moved a massive rocket into place in preparation for launching a mission to bring back materials from the moon for the first time in four decades.The Chang’e-5 lunar probe it will carr

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  People's Daily Extra: China successfully launches Chang’e 5 lunar probe

  (Produced by Song Song and Qiao Wai)

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  China to launch Chang’e-5 mission with Long March-5 rocket

  The Long March-5 Y5 carrier rocket carrying China’s new lunar probe Chang’e-5 was vertically transported to Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan province on Nov. 17.The Long March-5 carrier rocket is transferred to the launch area of Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan province. (Photo: China National Space Administration)China’s sixth lunar mission is one of its most complicated and difficult space tasks to date. The Chang’e-5 lunar probe will be launched in late November, according to the China National Space Administration, with the objective of bringing lunar samples back to Earth.This is the second time the Long March-5 rocket will be put into practical use. In July, it sent China’s first Mars probe Tianwen-1 into the Earth-Mars transfer orbit.The Long March-5 carrier rocket is transferred to the launch area of Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan province. (Photo: China National Space Administration)Space engineers have conducted a general assembly and tests on the rocket after it was transported to Wenchang in late September. They spent about two hours vertically transporting the large rocket to the launch area of the center on the morning of Nov. 17. Final examinations and tests will be conducted on the rocket before the launch.