Chang’e: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Dec 29, 2025
Added material about Chang'e 6 returning samples to Earth. Jun 25, 2024
Updated for landing of Chang'e 6 Jun 04, 2024
Added material about Chang'e 6. May 17, 2024
Article revised and updated. Feb 24, 2022
Added material about Chang'e 5 landing on the Moon. Dec 02, 2020
Added material about Chang'e 5 and future missions in the Chang'e program. Nov 25, 2020
Add new Web site: Space.com - China's Chang'e Program: Missions to the Moon. Aug 29, 2020
Changed launch date of Chang'e 5 from 2019 to 2020. Nov 27, 2019
Added material about Chang'e 6. Jul 29, 2019
Article revised and updated. Jan 03, 2019
Updated for Chang'e 3 landing on the Moon on December 14, 2013. Dec 30, 2013
Add new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Chang'e Flies to the Moon. Jul 30, 2013
Added information about Chang'e 2's encounter with asteroid Toutatis. Aug 22, 2012
Information added about Chang'e 2 images of Chang'e landing sites and Chang'e 2 studying the Moon until 2012. Aug 08, 2011
Artist's conception of Chang'e 1 added. Aug 08, 2011
Media added. Dec 20, 2010
Updated for lowering of Chang'e 2 orbit. Nov 18, 2010
Updated for Chang'e 2 entering lunar orbit. Oct 08, 2010
Updated for launch of Chang'e 2. Oct 01, 2010
Added information about Chang'e 2 satellite and plans for Chang'e 4. Sep 28, 2010
Added information about Chang'e 2 and 3. May 13, 2010
Added date Chang'e 1 crashed into Moon (March 1, 2009). Mar 03, 2009
Article revised and updated. Jan 22, 2009
New article added. Jan 09, 2009
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