China’s latest space endeavor involves the Chang’e-6 rover, launched via the Long March-5 rocket from Hainan province’s Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center. The mission aims to gather samples from the moon’s dark side, a historic first. After a 4-5 day journey, the spacecraft is set to land in early June and collect 2 kilograms of rock and soil over 2 days. These samples are expected to shed light on lunar evolution and support China’s lunar exploration goals. This follows China’s successful Chang’e-4 mission in 2019, making it the sole nation to land on the moon’s dark side thus far.