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Andrew Jones

China makes Chang'e 5 moon samples open to international researchers

a dark-brown space capsule rests on flat, snowy ground at night

China is making lunar material collected by its Chang'e 5 moon mission available to research proposals by international scientists for the first time.

The Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) outlined opportunities and set the rules for future management of international cooperation in moon samples and scientific data in a statement on its webpages on Aug. 2.

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