This picture shows a Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on May 3, 2024. China is set on May 3 to launch a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)
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China launches historic mission to far side of the moon

China has launched a rocket that aims to retrieve samples from the far side of the moon, becoming the first country to make such an attempt.

Published On 3 May 2024