China to launch Chang'e-6 probe on Friday afternoon
The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled to be launched between 5pm and 6pm on Friday, with the preferred launch window targeted at 5.27pm, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The Chang'e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and returning samples from the moon's mysterious far side, the first endeavour of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration. The Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket has begun to be fuelled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen cryogenic propellant, the CNSA added. (Xinhua)