1. SubscriberPonderable
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    17 Dec '20 07:57
    Well done, and if we compare the missions with the ones from the 70's we can be impressed with the Progress.

    Lets see what we learn from the new samples.
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    17 Dec '20 08:06
    @ponderable said
    Well done
    Indeed;

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55323176
    "...
    China's Chang'e-5 mission has returned to Earth with the cargo of rock and "soil" it picked up off the Moon.

    A capsule carrying the materials landed in Inner Mongolia shortly after 01:30 local time on Thursday (17:30 GMT, Wednesday).

    It's more than 40 years since the American Apollo and Soviet Luna missions brought their samples home.

    The new specimens should provide fresh insight on the geology and early history of Earth's satellite.

    For China, the successful completion of the Chang'e-5 venture will also be seen as another demonstration of the nation's increasing capability in space.

    Recovery teams were quick to move in on the returned capsule. It was first spotted by helicopters using infrared cameras. Support staff following up in SUVs planted a Chinese flag in the snow-covered grassland next to the module.
    ..."

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