China’s Chang’e-6 probe will be launched to the far side of the Moon in 2024 to collect soil. This will be the first project of this kind in the history of exploration of the Earth’s natural satellite. RIA News Citing a statement from the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
“Currently, the development of the Chang’e-6 mission for the lunar exploration program is progressing according to plan, with launch planned for approximately 2024,” the message states.
The report also states that for the first time, soil will be collected from the far side of the Moon; all other samples were taken from the visible part of the Earth satellite. The region in the South Pole-Aitken basin was selected as the preliminary landing site.
The probe will be accompanied and controlled by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, which will be sent into space in advance in the first half of 2024.
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