Come January 1, as the rest of us nurse sore heads, China may be landed on the far side of the moon.
A Long March 3B rocket carrying China’s latest lunar lander and rover spacecraft, Chang’e 4, blasted off at about 2.23am local time on Saturday from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southern China.
It is humankind’s first attempt to land a craft on the far side of the moon.
China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, launched in the early hours of Saturday, is expected to make the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon. Check out the tasks of the mission. https://t.co/t7nMGAj14O pic.twitter.com/I0fIf0350W
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) December 7, 2018
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Dec 10, 2018