China's Space Agency Releases Images Of National Flag Unfurled On Moon
Daniyal Sohail Published December 04, 2020 | 04:51 PM
The China National Space Administration Friday released images showing China's national flag unfurled from the Chang'e-5 probe on the moon
BEIJING (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Dec, 2020 ) :The China National Space Administration Friday released images showing China's national flag unfurled from the Chang'e-5 probe on the moon.
The images were taken by a panoramic camera installed on the lander-ascender combination of the probe, before the ascender blasted off from the moon with lunar samples late Thursday.
In one of the images, a robotic arm to collect lunar samples can be seen next to the flag.
China's Chang'e-5 probe was launched on Nov. 24, and its lander-ascender combination touched down on the north of the Mons Rumker in Oceanus Procellarum, also known as the Ocean of Storms, on the near side of the moon on Dec.
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After the samples were collected and sealed, the ascender of Chang'e-5 took off from the lunar surface late Thursday, and is expected to carry out unmanned rendezvous and docking with the orbiter-returner in lunar orbit, an unprecedented feat.
Chang'e-5 is one of the most complicated and challenging missions in Chinese aerospace history, as well as the world's first moon-sample mission in more than 40 years.
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