BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to share data and samples that the Chang’e 5 probe obtained during its recent mission to the moon, based on international cooperation conventions, said the deputy head of the country’s space agency on Thursday.
The lunar samples will be mainly used for scientific research, Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the China National Space Administration, told a press briefing.
(Reporting by Gabriel Crossley; Writing by Ryan Woo; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
