China's Moon Probe Returns to Earth With Sample From Moon's Far Side
China has successfully retrieved its moon probe Chang'e-6 after launching the mission in early May. The spacecraft brought back lunar soil samples from a previously unvisited side of the moon.
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00:00The Chinese lunar module Chang'e-6 has returned to Earth, bringing back the first-ever samples
00:06from the far side of the Moon.
00:08The uncrewed spacecraft was retrieved in northern China on Tuesday, a successful end-to-the-end
00:14mission that began in early May.
00:16The samples it brought back consist of lunar soil from a previously unvisited area on the
00:21Moon's south pole.
00:22The milestone mission is part of China's efforts to advance its space program as it seeks to
00:27compete with other major powers in this area.