China made history by becoming the first country to retrieve samples from the far side of the moon
The Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed in Inner Mongolia on June 25, 2024
The probe collected soil and rocks from an unexplored region on the far side of the moon
China Makes History: First Country to Retrieve Samples from the Far Side of the Moon
On June 25, 2024, China made history by becoming the first country to retrieve samples from the far side of the moon. The Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed in Inner Mongolia after a two-month mission to collect soil and rocks from this unexplored region.
China retrieved 1,935.3 grams of lunar samples from the moon's far side
CNSA is planning to launch Tianwen-2 combined asteroid sample return and comet rendezvvous mission in 2025 targeting near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa
China aims to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030 and set up a base at the moon’s south pole
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China is the only country to have explored the side of the Moon that is always facing away from Earth.
The Chang’e-6 mission targeted South Pole-Aitken Basin area
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The article contains some instances of appeals to authority and dichotomous depictions, but overall the author's assertions are mostly factual and not fallacious. The article reports on China's successful retrieval of lunar samples from the far side of the moon and their plans for future deep space missions. The author quotes various experts in the field to provide context and insights into the significance of these events. There are no instances of inflammatory rhetoric or logical fallacies that would significantly reduce the score.
]The samples collected from the South Pole-Aitken Basin may be very different from the samples collected from the front side, which is conducive to a more comprehensive understanding of the geological evolution history of the moon.[
It was also reiterated that the third and fourth Tianwen missions will launch around 2030. These are the Tianwen-3 Mars sample return and Tianwen-4 Jupiter mission.
China’s lunar probe, Chang’e-6, has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side.
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China retrieved 1,935.3 grams of lunar samples from the moon's far side
China is the only country to have explored the side of the Moon that is always facing away from Earth.
The Chang-e 6 mission landed on the far side of the moon on June 2 and collected rocks and other material from near and around an impact crater called the Apollo basin.
China became the first country to retrieve rocks and other materials from the far side of the moon.
Two portions of the samples will be stored permanently, while the rest will be distributed later to scientists in China and foreign countries.
Bian Zhigang said that the U.S. stance cannot prohibit China from making giant steps forward in its space program.
China plans to land Chinese astronauts on the lunar surface by 2030 and set up a base at the moon’s south pole.
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China retrieved 1,935.3 grams of lunar samples from the moon's far side
China plans to establish a research facility at the lunar south pole.
The successful mission is a boost for China’s space programme.
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The authors express a clear bias towards China's space program and its achievements, while also implying a negative stance towards the US and its concerns about China's space exploration. They use language that depicts China as making 'giant steps forward' in space despite US efforts to deter them, and describe Chinese officials' comments as 'unique advantage of the system of mobilizing all resources nationwide'. The authors also quote Chinese officials blaming the US for not allowing cooperation, but do not provide any counterargument or perspective from the US side.
Beijing is celebrating its successful world-first mission to collect samples from the far side of the moon, saying U.S. efforts to deter China can’t keep it from making ‘giant steps’ in space.
Bian’s remarks underscored Beijing’s ambitions to become a space superpower and scientific force as the United States’ main rival in space exploration.
Chinese officials blamed a long-standing U.S. law that prohibits direct space research cooperation for stopping the two powers from working together.
