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Mike Wehner
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- China's impressive Chang'e 5 mission has already sent lunar samples into orbit around the Moon.
- The samples are currently aboard the Chang'e 5 orbiter, which will eventually send them back to Earth.
- The samples will arrive on Earth in a little over a week, landing in Mongolia.
Never let it be said that China doesn't know what it's doing when it comes to collecting samples from the Moon. The Chang'e 5 mission, which features multiple vehicles including a lander, ascender, orbiter, and returner, has already collected samples from the Moon and carried them into space aboard a specialized spacecraft.
The ascender reportedly docked with the orbiter on Monday, handing over the samples to its fellow spacecraft in preparation for an eventual return to Earth. The mission is moving rapidly, with the lander arriving on the lunar surface just a week ago. In the brief time since, the lander obtained multiple samples of lunar soil, sealed them for flight, and carried them into space before docking with the orbiter.
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