Launch of the Chang'e-6 mission on a Long March 5 rocket, May 5, 2024.

China launched its complex and ambitious Chang’e-6 mission Friday to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon.

This post is only available to members.

Andrew Jones covers China's space industry for SpaceNews. Andrew has previously lived in China and reported from major space conferences there. Based in Helsinki, Finland, he has written for National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian Magazine, Sky...