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ESA-China lunar collaboration may end with Chang’e-6

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HELSINKI — European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration may end despite successful cooperation on the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission. ESA provided a payload for China’s remote lunar sampler return mission Chang’e-6, which launched on May 3. The mission aims to collect and return samples from the lunar far side, providing unprecedented insights into the moon’s composition and … Read more

China’s secretive space plane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft

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HELSINKI – China’s experimental reusable space plane has used a smaller spacecraft to test proximity operations, even capturing the object. China launched its space plane for the third time via a Long March 2F rocket on December 14, 2023. The spacecraft launched an object into orbit, first cataloged by the US Space Force space field … Read more