Nasa urges researchers to reach out for China’s Chang’e 5 moon samples, sidestepping US ban - eviltoast
US will now apply to study China’s moon rock samples: Nasa
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In exception to congressional Wolf Amendment, the space agency is encouraging applications to its Chinese counterpart.
  • filoria@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The Chang’e-5 samples originate from regions of the moon not yet sampled by NASA and are expected to provide valuable new scientific insight on the geological history of the moon, which could provide new understanding of the Earth-moon system and potentially inform NASA’s future lunar exploration plans. Applying for samples will ensure that United States researchers have the same research opportunities as scientists around the world