Xi Jinping congratulates the success of Chang'e-5 lunar probe mission

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After weeks of space travel,Chang'e-5 lunar probe have returned to home on Thursday morning Beijing Time.

Chang'e-5 brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than four decades.

"There is no end for space exploration," Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the success of the Chang'e-5 mission, which brought moon samples back to earth.

He said this is China's most complicated space mission, and has contributed to mankind’s peaceful space exploration.

President Xi Jinping said the success of Chang'e-5 lunar mission is another fruit of China's whole-nation system, which is contributing to mankind's research on how the Moon was formed and how the Solar System evolved.Chang'e-5 brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than four decades.

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