Article KWKQ China plans to land lunar probe on far side of moon

China plans to land lunar probe on far side of moon

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Associated Press in Beijing
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Chang'e 4 mission to far side of moon is planned for sometime before 2020, leading engineer says

China's increasingly ambitious space programme plans to attempt the first-ever landing of a lunar probe on the moon's far side, a leading engineer said.

The Chang'e 4 mission is planned for sometime before 2020, Zou Yongliao, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' moon exploration department, told state broadcaster CCTV in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.

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