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Line 105: China planned to conduct a [[sample return mission]] with its [[Chang'e 5]] spacecraft in 2017, but that mission was postponed<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nowakowski|first1=Tomasz|title=China Eyes Manned Lunar Landing by 2036|url=http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/china-national-space-administration/china-eyes-manned-lunar-landing-2036/|access-date=17 August 2017|date=9 August 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013557/https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/china-national-space-administration/china-eyes-manned-lunar-landing-2036/|url-status=dead}}</ref> due to the failure of the [[Long March 5]] [[launch vehicle]].<ref name="foust">{{cite web|author1=Jeff Foust|title=Long March 5 failure to postpone China's lunar exploration program|url=http://spacenews.com/long-march-5-failure-to-postpone-chinas-lunar-exploration-program/|publisher=SpaceNews|access-date=17 December 2017|date=25 September 2017}}</ref> However, after a successful return of flight by the Long March 5 rocket in late December 2019, China targeted its [[Chang'e 5]] sample return mission for late 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/china-targets-late-2020-for-lunar-sample-return-mission/ |title=China targets late 2020 for lunar sample return mission |work=[[SpaceNews]] |date=1 November 2019 |access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> China completed this mission on December 16, 2020, with the return of approximately 2 kilograms of lunar sample.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-16|title=China's Chang'e-5 mission returns Moon samples|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55323176|access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref> China sent [[Chang'e 6]] on 3 May 2024, which plans to conduct the first lunar sample return from [[Apollo (crater)|Apollo Basin]] on the [[far side of the Moon]].<ref name="AJ_FI-20230425">{{cite tweet |author=Andrew Jones |user= AJ_FI |number=1650832520978526208 |title=China's Chang'e-6 sample return mission (a first ever lunar far side sample-return) is scheduled to launch in May 2024, and expected to take 53 days from launch to return module touchdown. Targeting southern area of Apollo basin (~43º S, 154º W) |date=25 April 2023}}</ref> This is China's second lunar sample return mission, the first was achieved by [[Chang'e 5]] from the lunar near side 4 years ago.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/chinas-change-6-probe-arrives-at-spaceport-for-first-ever-lunar-far-side-sample-mission/ |title=China's Chang'e-6 probe arrives at spaceport for first-ever lunar far side sample mission |work=[[SpaceNews]] |date=10 January 2024 |access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> It also carried a Chinese rover to conduct [[Absorption spectroscopy|infrared spectroscopy]] of lunar surface.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Andrew |title=China's Chang'e-6 is carrying a surprise rover to the moon |url=https://spacenews.com/chinas-change-6-is-carrying-a-surprise-rover-to-the-moon/ |website=SpaceNews |access-date=8 May 2024 |date=6 May 2024 |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508193233/https://spacenews.com/chinas-change-6-is-carrying-a-surprise-rover-to-the-moon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The lander-ascender-rover combination was separated with the orbiter and returner before landing on 1 June 2024 at 22:23 UTC. It landed on the Moon's surface on 1 June 2024.<ref name="AJ_FI-20240601">{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Andrew |url=https://spacenews.com/change-6-lands-on-far-side-of-the-moon-to-collect-unique-lunar-samples/ |title=Chang'e-6 lands on far side of the moon to collect unique lunar samples |work=[[SpaceNews]] |date=1 June 2024 |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="segeryu240602">{{cite tweet | author= Seger Yu | user= SegerYu | number= 1797042217804337307 | title= 落月时刻 2024-06-02 06:23:15.861 | language= zh }}</ref> The ascender ===India=== | |||