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Watch: China Is Launching Its Chang’e-5 Spacecraft to Get Some Moon Rocks of Its Own
The China National Space Administration’s mission to bring chunks of the Moon back to Earth for the first time in decades will kick off this week, with the Chang’e-5 spacecraft slated to launch on today from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on Hainan Island.
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New Images Of The Moon’s Far Side Released As Chinese Lunar Mission Quietly Chugs Along
The Chang’e 4 lander and the Yutu 2 rover are currently in hibernation mode, sitting out the frigid lunar night, which lasts for about two Earth weeks. The Chinese mission to explore the lunar far side is now well into overtime, lasting longer than initially intended.