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China moves Long March-5 rocket to launch site ahead of Chang'e 5 lunar lander launch
• 4 years agoChang’e 5, scheduled to launch early next week, aims to put a lander on the moon to drill and scoop up rocks and debris to return to Earth.
To the Moon & back: Future missions planned by various countries to our natural satellite
Abigailb • 6 years agoEven with all the progress we've made in space exploration, something's always taking us back to our natural satellite.
China invites partners to join project to collect samples from near-Earth asteroid
• 6 years agoThe 10-year mission involves a probe to sample an asteroid & an orbiter to study a comet.
China plans moon base built from 3D printed material after far-side success
• 6 years agoChina discussed plans for future moon missions basking in the recent success of Chang'e-4.
After successful rover mission China seeks to establish international lunar base
• 6 years agoChina seeks to establish international lunar base using 3D printing technology after successful rover mission
China's Chang'e-4 moon rover 'Jade Rabbit' takes a drive on the moon's far side
• 6 years agoBeijing plans to send another lander, Chang'e-5, later this year to return with samples from the far side.
Why is China's Chang'e-4 lunar mission to the far side of the Moon a big deal?
Kavyan • 6 years agoThe Chang'e-4 mission is also part of China's ambitions to further its space and geopolitical goals.
China prepares for historic mission to land on Moon's dark side on 8 December
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe mission's success places China as the only nation to visit the Moon's face invisible to Earth.
China announces its plans to launch a lunar space probe for samples from moon before year's end
Fp Archives • 8 years agoChina announced plans on Tuesday to launch a space probe to bring back samples from the moon before the end of the year, in what state media cast as competition to U.S. President Donald Trump's ambitions to revitalise U.S. space exploration.
China is planning to undertake 30 space launch missions in 2017
Fp Archives • 8 years agoChina plans to conduct some 30 space launch missions in 2017, a record-breaking number in the country's space history, said China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.