正在返回地球途中的大陆嫦娥五号登月飞船 (图 Google Images)，格外引人瞩目，因为它在诸多方面创造了第一。首先，CCTV直播了此次嫦娥五号登月飞船从发射到向月球轨道飞行的全部过程，包括装在火箭上的摄像头拍摄的画面。通常，大陆的媒体要等到确认火箭发射成功后才会播放发射录像。直播显示出大陆对本国太空计划的信心。
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On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.?
In July 1969, Apollo 11 achieved the first successful sample return from another Solar System body. It returned approximately 22 kilograms (49 lb) of Lunar surface material. This was followed by 34 kilograms (75 lb) of material from Apollo 12, 42.8 kilograms (94 lb) of material from Apollo 14, 76.7 kilograms (169 lb) of material from Apollo 15, 94.3 kilograms (208 lb) of material from Apollo 16, and 110.4 kilograms (243 lb) of material from Apollo 17.
Former Soviet Union's Luna 24 (Aug. 9, 1976)?returned?with lunar soil?samples taken?from a depth of seven feet (about two metres) below the surface. (Luna, Britannica.com).
One of the most significant advances in sample-return missions occurred in 1970 when the robotic Soviet mission known as Luna 16 successfully returned 101 grams (3.6 oz) of lunar soil. Likewise, Luna 20 returned 55 grams (1.9 oz) in 1974, and Luna 24 returned 170 grams (6.0 oz) in 1976. Although they recovered far less than the Apollo missions, they did this fully automatically.
回复 'charlie_us' 的评论 : Absolutely. Although much is repetition of what US and former Soviet Union did 50+,40+ years ago, China is the third country in the world to do so,, so quite an achiement.
