After a high-risk mission, the Chinese probe CHANG 6 returns home. Last Sunday he reached the moon; However, the objective was not simply to reach the satellite, but for the Asian giant has managed to set foot on the far side of the moon for the first time.
Another step in their mission of collect samples for the first time in history from the least visible part of the satellite from Earth. The China National Space Administration reported that the probe, which took off on May 3, successfully carried out the landing maneuver at 6:23 local time (22:23 GMT on Saturday) in the Aitken-South Pole Basin. .
The combined landing-climb system The powered descent began at 6:09 local time (22:09 GMT Saturday), when the variable thrust main engine was ignited, and the combination quickly adjusted its orientation gradually approaching the lunar surface.
Source: Lasexta
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