China's 2nd Lunar Sample Return Mission: Visiting Far Side South Pole in 2024

China's 2nd Lunar Sample Return Mission: Visiting Far Side South Pole in 2024

China successfully completed the launch of Queqiao-2 in March 2024, a relay satellite designed to enable communications between the far side of the moon and Earth. It will support China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission to collect the world's first samples from the moon's South Pole-Aitken basin in 2024.

Unlike previous missions that sampled the near side of the moon, direct communications between Chang'e-6 and Earth will be lost when Chang'e-6 undertakes its sampling task.

Video Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Feb. 28, 2024

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