I'm John Ratu with Bob Zimmerman, he keeps the website behind the black.

We're going space exploring. The reason, of course, is that all this space engineering

has a point of view, which is we're looking at exoplanets, we're looking at

the stars, we're looking at the solar system. Right now, however, we're looking at exoplanets. We're looking at the stars. We're looking at the

solar system. Right now, however, we're looking at the moon. And Changi Six is making

progress. Where is it, Bob? Yes, Changi Six, this is China's a sample return mission to take material from the far side of the

moon and bring it back to Earth.

That would be the first time any samples from there have been returned.

It was launched early this week.

It now has entered lunar orbit. And it's going to be in lunar orbit for a period of time as it adjusts that orbit. At some point, it will split into two sections the spacecraft.

Spacecraft space, four sections.

It has a lander and ascender sections.

These are pieces that go down to the moon and land.

Dig up the sample using a drill, a core sample, and then the

ascender separates and comes back and rendezvous is with the orbiter and

the return section that are in orbit and then after they come

together again the core sample is transferred into the return section which is

essentially a sample return capsule and that then returns

back to Earth and brings the sample. So they have to get into the proper position

in lunar orbit now to prepare for the descent of the lander and the center sections.

They expect, based on their schedule, that the actual samples will get back to Earth

in late June. They're going to take their time about this.

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