CHINA’S CHANG’E-6 LUNAR SAMPLE RETURN MISSION RETURNS TO EARTH, June 25, 2024, China, 1:41-2:11 am EDT

The sample return capsule from China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft is expected to land in China on June 25, 2024 between 05:41 and 06:11 UTC (1:41-2:11 am EDT).  This is the first time any country will have brought back samples from the Moon’s far side, which always faces away from Earth. All previous samples returned by China and the Soviet Union robotically, and by the United States with the six Apollo crews, were from the near side.

The return capsule of Chang’e 6 is expected to land at the landing site in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, between UTC 05:41 and 06:11 on June 25th. Source:https://t.co/4sDlbX4C9J pic.twitter.com/2bSgKgcvY4

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What coverage, if any, will be provided on China’s CGTN television network is TBA.