BEIJING, China - China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday, June 25, in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first
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Soon after the capsule landed, Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration, announced the successful completion of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the mission’s completion was a “landmark achievement” in China’s quest to become a space and scientific powerhouse.
Samples from the Chang’e-5 mission, which brought back lunar samples from the near side of the moon, led to the discovery of new minerals and more accurate ranges for the moon’s geological age.The success of the Chang’e-6 mission could give China’s lunar and space exploration program, already in close competition with the United States, greater pull among foreign governments and scientists.
“I’m glad there has been a resurgence in this race, but of course I would like to see us racing alongside each other and together,” said Neil Melville-Kenney, a technical officer at the European Space Agency who is working with Chinese researchers on one of the Chang’e-6 payloads.
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