China's moon mission makes a lunar touchdown, ready for Chang'e 5 to collect rocks and soil
China achieved a major milestone in its ambitious mission to bring home moon rocks, with a successful soft lunar landing on Tuesday.The Chang'e 5 spacecraft's moon lander and ascender vehicle landed near the peak of Mons Rümker, a mountain in the Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) region of the moon after 11pm Beijing time on Tuesday, according to state news agency Xinhua.“Just now, the Chang'e 5 landing craft successfully landed in the preselected landing zone,†Xinhua reported.Earlier,…