The return stage of the Chinese scientific mission " This is reported by the Global Times with reference to the message of the National Space Administration of China.. As indicated in the message, the takeoff stage ascended into a low orbit around the moon at a distance of 15 kilometers. Shortly before the mission departed on the landing stage, which remained on the surface of the satellite, the red national flag of China was unfurled.

“This is the first attempt in the history of Chinese astronautics to take off from a celestial body. The launch will be the main test, in which the ship will rely only on automatic maneuvering without any commands from the ground, " Earlier it was reported that for two days the device was successfully drilling and collecting lunar soil into a capsule for delivery to Earth.. Now the takeoff stage should automatically dock with the orbital module, after which the capsule with the soil will go to Earth, where it will land in the Inner Mongolia region in China.