A Lunar Sample Return Mission

摘要

Chang'e-5 marks the third and final stage of the original China Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), approved in the early 2000s, which set out to first orbit and map the Moon (Chang'e-1 and 2), then land and rove on the lunar surface (Chang'e-3 and Yutu), and, finally, collect samples and bring them to Earth for analysis.