Chang'e-5 Ascender Docks with Orbital Module in Lunar Orbit
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Chang'e-5 ascender docks with orbital module in lunar orbit:
The ascender of China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 5:42 a.m. BJT on Sunday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has announced.
This is the first time Chinese spacecraft have carried out a rendezvous and docking in a lunar orbit.
The samples collected on the moon weighing roughly 2 kilograms have been transferred from the ascender to the returner, said the CNSA.
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