Chinese national flag unfurled on the site of Chang'e-5 returner

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After weeks in space, China's Chang'e-5 returner has returned to Earth Thursday morning Beijing Time, according to China's National Space Administration.

The returner is holding the first lunar samples collected since 1976. Crews on the ground are now deploying to retrieve the lunar cargo.

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