Recovery personnel work at the landing site of the return capsule of Chang'e-5 probe in Siziwang banner, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo provided to China News Service)
To prevent fuel of the return capsule from freezing, crews at the landing site covered it with thermal layers.
The milestone mission of Chang'e-5 probe has accomplished several firsts for China, including the first moon sampling, the first liftoff from an extraterrestrial body, the first rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit and the first spacecraft carrying samples to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at high speed.
Recovery personnel work at the landing site of the return capsule of Chang'e-5 probe in Siziwang banner, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo provided to China News Service)
To prevent fuel of the return capsule from freezing, crews at the landing site covered it with thermal layers.
Recovery personnel work at the landing site of the return capsule of Chang'e-5 probe in Siziwang banner, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo provided to China News Service)
To prevent fuel of the return capsule from freezing, crews at the landing site covered it with thermal layers.
The milestone mission of Chang'e-5 probe has accomplished several firsts for China, including the first moon sampling, the first liftoff from an extraterrestrial body, the first rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit and the first spacecraft carrying samples to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at high speed.
