2:15 pm EST Interview Keith Cowing · CGTN Interview With NASAWatch: Chang'e-5 Returns To Earth 3:10 pm EST interview Keith Cowing · NASAWatch Interview With CGTN: Chang'e-5 Return Moon Samples To Earth

Keith’s note: I will be on CGTN at 2:04 pm EST and on Deutsche Welle just after 3:00 pm EST today to talk about the successful landing of China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft on the Moon this morning. CGTN Keith Cowing · CGTN Interview With NASA Watch: Chang'e-5 Lunar Landing DW Keith Cowing · Deutsche Welle Interview With NASAWatch: Chang'e-5 Lunar Landing

Keith’s note: China has launched its Change’e-5 mission to return samples from the Moon. The launch aboard a Long March 5 rocket went off as planned and the spacecraft is now on its way out of Earth orbit and heading toward the Moon. Change’e-5 will land on 27 November, drill 2 meters into the lunar surface, and collect 2 kg of samples for return to Earth. The landing site is […]