Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks

Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks

Space Daily

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Beijing (AFP) Dec 17, 2020

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing another chapter in China's effort to become a space superpower. The mission was the first in four decades to collect lunar samples, emulating the feats of the United States and the Soviet Union from the 1960s and 1970s - and going a few steps further. Scientists hope

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