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[b]Chang'e 5 completes first spacecraft rendezvous, docking in lunar orbit[/b] The ascender of China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully rendezvoused and docked with the orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Sunday (Dec. 5). This is the first time Chinese spacecraft have carried out rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit. The samples collected on the moon have been transferred from the ascender to the returner, said the CNSA. Next, the orbiter-returner will separate from the ascender, and wait for the right time to return to Earth.
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