Late Breaking News: Chang'E Mission Highlight Report: Mankind's First Lunar Farside Sampling Return
Day: Tuesday 15 October
Time: 17:45 - 18:10 CEST
Location: Auditorium, Level 3, South Wing, MiCo Convention Centre
On December 17, 2020, Chang’E-5 Return Capsule has retrieved 1731g lunar sample back to the Earth. It has realized China’s first lunar sample return, remarking the “Orbiting, landing, and sample return” planning of CLEP has perfectly completed. CE-5 Mission retrieved the youngest lunar sample and obtained a series of significant scientific discoveries, activating the “Chang’E Era”of lunar sample research.
On 3 May 2024, Chang'E-6 Spacecraft sucessfully launched by Long March 5 launch vehicle at Hainan Wenchang Space Lanuch Site. CE-6, the sibling mission of CE-5, conducts lunar sample return targeting the far-side of the Moon, where no samples has been ever collected in human history.
CE-6 Mission landed on the edge of the Apollo Impact Crater in the northeastern part of this giant basin, collecting 1935.3kg of lunar samples from the far-side by drilling and shoveling, for scientific exploration of the lunar surface shallow structure, mineral components and the topography detection. On the LBN, the presenter will demonstrate on CE-6 mission procedures, objectives, achivements, international cooperation, as well as CNSA future missions under plannning.
Welcome Remarks
Moderator
Speaker
Feng GUAN
Director of Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, China National Space Administration - LESEC CNSA
China