It will embark on a near two-month odyssey to deliver scientifically valuable lunar samples to Earth. The roughly 8,200-kilogram, four-part spacecraft will launch on a Long March 5 rocket from the coastal Wenchang spaceport. HELSINKI - China will launch its Chang’e-6 lunar sample return mission next year in an attempt at a first-ever collection of material from the far side of the moon.Ĭhang’e-6 will launch following the deployment of a new lunar relay satellite in the first half of the year to support the mission, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Sept.
