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China launches Chang'e-6 to retrieve samples from moon's far side
By Xinhua Published: May 03, 2024 10:24 PM
People wait to watch the launch of the Chang'e-6 lunar probe in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasted off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's southern island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

People wait to watch the launch of the Chang'e-6 lunar probe in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasted off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's southern island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)



 
A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)



 
A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)



 
A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)