Chang'e 5 mission completes difficult docking in lunar orbit

Beijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2020

Two flying sections of China's Chang'e 5 robotic mission completed a rendezvous and docked with each other early on Sunday before transferring lunar samples collected in the mission. The rendezvous and docking took place between the probe's ascender and reentry capsule without external assistance from navigation satellites. The ascender then delivered into the reentry capsule a seale