NASA Researchers Get Access To China’s Lunar Samples
On November 29th, an email sent to NASA has confirmed that researchers would be able to apply to to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) for access to lunar samples from China's Chang'e-5 mission.In the email, NASA has "certified it's intent to congress to allow NASA-funded researchers to apply to the China National Space Administration for access to lunar samples returned to Earth on the Chang'e-5 mission"The mission, which launched in late 200, collected 1,731 grams of material from the area of the moon called Oceanus Procellarum, using a scoop and drill. When researchers took a look at these samples, they later confirmed they are about 2 billion years old.China said it would eventually make the lunar samples available internationally, after Chinese researchers and ...
