China’s Chang’e 5 completes docking mission on its way back to Earth
The Verge
DECEMBER 5, 2020
Those samples will now be put in a return capsule for the trip home, expected to land in Inner Mongolia later in December. The lander gathered rocks and soil, and on Saturday, docked in orbit with the service module. A great image here from the Chang'e-5 orbiter, showing the approaching ascent vehicle and a crescent Earth.
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