Chang’e-6 Departs for Earth Carrying the First Samples from the Far Side of the Moon

The Chang’e-6 spacecraft from China is traveling to Earth to deliver samples that were gathered on the moon’s far side. Around June 21, the Chang’e-6 service module most likely started its engines in preparation for a trans-Earth injection. The spacecraft is currently in the last part of its intricate 53-day journey, which includes a landing, […]

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China Launches an Item into Orbit Using a Covert Spacecraft

During its third voyage, China’s experimental reusable spacecraft successfully launched an unidentified item into orbit. The object was identified by U.S. Space Force space domain awareness personnel as 59884 (International designator 2023-195G). After taking off on December 14, 2023, the possible spacecraft has spent 164 days in orbit. It looks that the item was released […]

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