China's 4K English Special Documentary 'Journey to the Moon' Released, Featuring Chang'e-6's Achievements

TapTechNews September 23rd news, the 4K English special documentary Journey to the Moon, jointly created by the News Publicity Center of the National Space Administration and CGTN (China Global Television Network), went online yesterday (September 22nd), and the full-length is 51 minutes and 18 seconds.

CGTN introduction:

Chang'e-6 achieved the feat of the world's first sampling return from the far side of the moon, creating a new world record for China's spaceflight again! An exciting lunar exploration miracle, an unprecedented creative journey! The CGTN production team crossed six countries including China, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, and Pakistan, and after half a year of in-depth waiting, unearthed the warmth and ambition behind the mission. CGTN and the News Publicity Center of the National Space Administration jointly created the 4K English special documentary Journey to the Moon, comprehensively composing this human lunar exploration legend that transcends national boundaries and touches the soul!

The chief designer of China's Lunar Exploration Program, Wu Weiren, revealed in the film that China does not set any obstacles and strives to realize the joint construction of the International Lunar Research Station with 50 foreign scientific research institutions and 5,000 foreign scientific researchers.

According to the previous reports of TapTechNews, the Chang'e-6 probe was successfully launched by the Long March 5 Yaogu VIII carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China at 17:27 on May 3, 2024.

At 06:23 on June 2nd, the lander and ascender assembly landed on the far side of the moon. Within about 48 hours thereafter, 1935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon were collected through the drill sampling structure and the surface sampling structure.

At 14:07 on June 25th, the return capsule carrying the samples from the far side of the moon landed in the predetermined area of Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia. This is the world's first acquisition of samples from the far side of the moon.