China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of Moon

The Chang’e 4 lunar probe being launched from Xichang in December.CreditReuters

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The Chang’e 4 lunar probe being launched from Xichang in December.CreditCreditReuters

By Steven Lee Myers and Zoe Mou, The New York Times, 01/02/2019

• BEIJING — China reached a milestone in space exploration on Thursday, landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time in history, state media announced.

The landing of the probe, called Chang’e-4 after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology, is one in a coming series of missions that underscore the country’s ambitions to join — and even lead — the space race.

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