The Chang’e-5 orbiter carrying the returner with 2 kilograms of lunar soil made a course correction yesterday which put it on the path for Earth entry. Andrew Jones reports for Space.com that touchdown on Earth is expected on Thursday, Dec. 17.
Chang’e-5 Lunar Samples Are Almost Home
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