China’s Chang’e 5 overcomes first major hurdle after entering moon’s orbit
China’s Chang’e 5 overcomes first major hurdle after entering moon’s orbit | China’s latest lunar mission has got off to a solid start as the spacecraft Chang’e 5 successfully entered the moon’s orbit, overcoming a hurdle that
China’s Chang’e 5 overcomes first major hurdle after entering moon’s orbit
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China’s latest lunar mission has got off to a solid start as the spacecraftChang’e 5 successfully entered the moon’s orbit, overcoming a hurdle that has foiled several space expeditions in the past.The test for Chang’e 5 came on Saturday night, after it had been flying for 112 hours. At that point it was 400km (250 miles) from the moon’s surface and near its orbit.The spacecraft “braked” by firing up its main engine for 17 minutes to slow its velocity to a point where it could be captured by…
