China successfully launches its Chang’e-5 lunar sample mission
Screen capture from launch live feed
The new colonial movement: China today successfully used its Long March 5 rocket to launch its Chang’e-5 on the first lunar sample return mission since the 1970s.
If all goes well, the return capsule will return to Earth with its sample on December 15th.
China provided a live stream, in English, which I have embedded below the fold.
The leaders in the 2020 launch race:
31 China
21 SpaceX
12 Russia
5 ULA
5 Rocket Lab
The U.S. still leads China 34 to 31 in the national rankings.
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Screen capture from launch live feed
The new colonial movement: China today successfully used its Long March 5 rocket to launch its Chang’e-5 on the first lunar sample return mission since the 1970s.
If all goes well, the return capsule will return to Earth with its sample on December 15th.
China provided a live stream, in English, which I have embedded below the fold.
The leaders in the 2020 launch race:
31 China
21 SpaceX
12 Russia
5 ULA
5 Rocket Lab
The U.S. still leads China 34 to 31 in the national rankings.
Please consider donating to Behind the Black, by giving either a one-time contribution or a regular subscription, as outlined in the tip jar below. Your support will allow me to continue covering science and culture as I have for the past twenty years, independent and free from any outside influence.
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US Test Launch ICBM Minuteman III
October 29, 2020
https://youtu.be/3QeeVfc0yo4
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