By China’s space agency, the China National Space Administration (CNSA), announced that its Chang’e 6 mission lander successfully executed a soft landing on the far side of the moon late Saturday.
According to Space News, the lander touched down gently at 6:23 PM in the southern region of the Apollo crater, located within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the lunar far side.
The landing was particularly challenging due to the difficulty in communicating with spacecraft on the far side of the Moon. China is the only country to have previously accomplished this, with its Chang’e-4 mission in 2019.
After launching from the Wenchang Space Launch Center, the Chang’e 6 spacecraft had been orbiting the Moon in preparation for its landing. The lander then separated from the orbiter to touch down on the side of the Moon that is always facing away from Earth.
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During the descent, an autonomous visual obstacle avoidance system was employed to automatically detect hazards. A visible light camera selected a relatively safe landing site based on the brightness and darkness of the lunar surface, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) as reported by the state-run Xinhua news agenc
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