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China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done

September 21, 2026September 20, 2026 by Richard de Grijs, Macquarie University
Shackleton crater on the Lunar South Pole. NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

China is preparing a lunar mission unlike any NASA has attempted: probing the Moon’s permanently shadowed south pole craters to map and access billions of years’ worth of buried water ice.

Categories Space Race Tags China, Moon, Space Flight, The Conversation

China’s Chang’e-5 moon probe touches back down on earth

January 16, 2021December 17, 2020 by China Factor Staff

National Space Administration hails the mission as a complete success and plans for new launches

Categories Space Tags Chang’e-5 Voyage, China, China's National Space Administration, Moon, News Leave a comment

One small step for China in its quest to land astronauts on the moon

January 14, 2021November 26, 2020 by China Factor Staff

Long March-5 rocket blasts off with a robotic lander on board designed to collect lunar rocks and soil

Categories Tech & Science Tags Chang’e-5 Voyage, China, Long March-5, Lunar Rocks, Moon, News Leave a comment

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