China launches Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to moon's far side (video)

Chang'e 6 will haul dirt and rocks home from the mysterious lunar far side. China is headed back to the moon's mysterious far side — and this time, the nation will bring back some souvenirs. The robotic Chang'e 6 mission launched today (May 3) at 5:27 a.m. EDT (0927 GMT; 5:27 p.m. Beijing time), riding a Long March 5 rocket off a pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, in southern China's Hainan province. If all goes according to plan, …