China Launches Mission To Far Side Of The Moon As US Claims A New Space Race Has Begun

On May 3, China launched Chang'e 6, its latest mission to the Moon. Similar to its predecessor, it is a sample retrieval mission, expected to collect up to 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of lunar material from the far side of the Moon, the portion that is always facing away from Earth. The whole mission is expected to last 53 days. Advertisement Advertisement China has already broken records on the far side by becoming the first and only nation to soft-land there with Chang'e 4 in 2019. That mission landed in the Von Kà¡rmà¡n crater, which is 180 kilometers (110 miles)…