# Astronomy Cast Ep. 791: Chang'e Sample Return

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/astronomy-cast-ep-791-chang-e-sample-return
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/astronomy-cast-ep-791-chang-e-sample-return.md
Podcast: [The 365 Days of Astronomy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745)
Published: 2026-04-27T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro365/20260427-365DoA.mp3
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro365/20260427-365DoA.mp3?dest-id=4378
Processing state: processed
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/episodes/astronomy-cast-ep-791-chang-e-sample-return
Duration seconds: 2031

## Resource

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa1p6AOfQBc Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( @frasercain ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( @CosmoQuest ) Streamed live on Apr 20, 2026. Last week we talked about samples from other worlds delivered to Earth by meteorites. But sometimes you've gotta do the job yourself. Visit the far off place and bring the samples home. And today we're gonna talk about China's Chang'e sample return program. How they've delivered rocks from different parts of the Moon, and how this sets the stage for their upcoming human lunar missions. The Chinese space program is step by step testing the technologies necessary for humanity to return to the surface of the Moon. From orbiting comms satellites, to landing sample return missions, the Chang`e missions are exploring new places in new ways. In today's episode, we discuss the Chang`e 6 sample return. This show is supported through people like you on Patreon.com/AstronomyCast In this episode, we'd like to thank: Andrew Poelstra, Burry Gowen, David, David Rossetter, Ed, Eric Lee, Gerhard Schwarzer, Jason Kwong, Jeanette Wink, Joe McTee, Michael Purcell, Sergey Manouilov, Siggi Kemmler We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click !) -----------------------------------…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/episodes/astronomy-cast-ep-791-chang-e-sample-return/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/astronomy-cast-ep-791-chang-e-sample-return.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.