Living definition
What is Chang'e 6 — First Lunar Far-Side Sample Return?
Space Resources & In-Space ManufacturingEnergy, Climate, Space & Materials
- As of
- 2026-10-21
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Chang'e 6 — First Lunar Far-Side Sample Return is a Chinese robotic lunar mission that collected material from the Moon's far side and returned it to Earth, requiring a relay satellite because the far side never faces ground stations directly.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-21, verified readiness is 35 (claimed 35, reported 35, gap 0) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Use Chang’e-6 results for research scoped to its sampled region.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Chang'e 6 — First Lunar Far-Side Sample Return.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06