China launches ambitious mission to far side of the moon
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from Science | The Guardian on (#6MHFM)
The launch of the uncrewed Chang'e-6 is part of China's effort to put a human on the lunar surface by 2030
China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon - in a world first - as part of its goal to land a human on the lunar surface by 2030.
A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan province just before 5.30 pm (0930 GMT).
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