Chang'e VI spacecraft landed safely, realizing the world's first sampling return on the back of the moon

Xi Jinping, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, sent a message congratulating the moon exploration project Chang'e-6 mission on its complete success

Ding Xuexiang watches the landing recovery in Beijing

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 25 At 14:7 on June 25, the Chang'e-6 spacecraft landed safely in the Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, with lunar samples from the back of the moon. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a congratulatory message to extend warm congratulations and sincere greetings on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission to all comrades in the Chang'e 6 mission headquarters of the lunar exploration project and participating in the mission.

Xi Jinping pointed out in the congratulatory message that Chang'e 6 is the first time in human history to sample and return from the back of the moon, which is another landmark achievement in building China into a strong aerospace country and a strong science and technology country. Over the past 20 years, all comrades involved in the development and construction of the lunar exploration project have carried forward the spirit of lunar exploration, climbed the peak of science and technology, made remarkable achievements, and embarked on a high-quality and cost-effective path of lunar exploration. The motherland and people will always remember your outstanding contributions.

Xi Jinping stressed that we hope you can take advantage of the momentum to carefully carry out scientific research on lunar samples, continue to implement major aerospace projects such as deep space exploration, strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, forge ahead towards the goal of becoming a space power, make new contributions to exploring the mysteries of the universe, improving human welfare, and make new contributions to comprehensively promoting the building of a strong country and national rejuvenation with Chinese modernization.

Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Vice Premier of the State Council, watched the landing and recovery of the Chang'e-6 mission returnee at the Beijing Space Flight Control Center.

Zhang Guoqing, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, read out Xi Jinping's congratulatory message at the scene.

The Chang'e 6 mission has gone through 53 days and 11 flight stages since its launch, breaking through the key technologies such as the design and control of the lunar retrograde orbit, the intelligent and rapid sampling of the lunar back, the take-off and ascent of the lunar back, obtaining the lunar samples on the lunar back for the first time, carrying four international payloads, and carrying out pragmatic and efficient international cooperation.