Live: Special coverage of Chinas Change 5 landing operation

Launched on November 24, Chang e5 is the world s first moonsample mission in more than 40 years. The landerascender combination of the spacecraft separated from its orbiterreturner combination at 4:40 a. m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). China s Chang e5 probe is expected to execute a threeday landing operation to undertake the country s first collection of samples from an extraterrestrial body. Our special coverage of China s, ChangE5 landing opera