STORY: Launch of Chang'e-6 spacecraft a complete success: official
SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024
DATELINE: May 3, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:15
LOCATION: WENCHANG, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the launching of Chang'e-6

STORYLINE:

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasted off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's southern island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon.

The Chang'e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and returning samples from the moon's mysterious far side, the first endeavor of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Official
"The Chang'e-6 spacecraft has entered its designated orbit, solar panels unfolded, and the spacecraft is operating normally. I now declare the launch of the spacecraft a complete success."

After it reaches the moon, it will make a soft landing on the far side. Within 48 hours after landing, a robotic arm will be extended to scoop rocks and soil from the lunar surface, and a drill will bore into the ground. Scientific detection work will be carried out simultaneously.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wenchang, China.
(XHTV)