Ascender of Chang'e 5 leaves lunar orbit, lands on moon

Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2020

The ascender of China's Chang'e 5 probe departed from the lunar orbit under ground commands at 6:59 am and landed on the moon at 7:30 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), sources with the China National Space Administration said. The ascender previously took off from the lunar surface and completed rendezvous and docking with the probe's orbiter-returner combination in the lunar orbit. After t