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Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

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BEIJING – A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years, the space agency announced.The upper stage of the Change’e lander blasted off Friday from the lunar surface.

If the mission succeeds, it will make China the third country after the United States and former Soviet Union to bring moon rocks to Earth.The ascent stage docked with a robot spacecraft orbiting the moon at 5:42 a.m.

Sunday (2142 GMT Saturday), state media reported, citing the China National Space Administration. Samples were transferred to the orbiter 30 minutes later.

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