19 December 2020
The research team at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, led by Professor Yung Kai-leung, developed the sampling scoops and sealed container used by the Chang’e 5 mission. “The mission has ended, but not our project … We will compare the data collected on the Moon with our design parameters and evaluate any improvements that may be needed to our design for the Chang’e 6 mission,” Yung said in a press conference on 17 December at the university campus.
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16 December 2020
Jonathan McDowell compiled in his "Jonathan's Space Report No. 787" the best available sequence of events for the Chang'e 5 mission and gives a useful overview on the space craft components.
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18 December 2020
The militia cavalry team of Siziwang Banner supported the search operations for the landing of the Chang'e 5 return capsule. A 23 cavalrymen team was assigned to patrol the landing area and support the search for the capsule. Before the landing, ground support personnel and the recovery team were in place to ensure everything around the site was organized and the transfer of the capsule processed smoothly.
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20 December 2020
The safe landing of Chang'e 5 return capsule with the lunar samples was a big success. But what ever happened to Chang'e 5's ascender, lander and orbiter? In order to unveil more details and stories behind the Chang'e 5 mission, CGTN talked to Professor Yang Yuguang, Vice Chair of the Space Transportation Committee of the International Astronautical Federation, during a live interview on 18 December.
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