Home / Tag Archives: China lands probe on far side of moon in world first

Tag Archives: China lands probe on far side of moon in world first

China lands probe on far side of moon in world first


January 3, 2019

A Chinese lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon on Thursday, in a global first that boosts Beijing’s ambitions to become a space superpower. The Chang’e-4 probe touched down and sent a photo of the so-called “dark side” of the moon to the Queqiao satellite, which will relay communications to controllers on Earth, China’s national space agency …

Read More »