China Aiming To Land Probe On Moon This Year

The probe is part of an ambitious exploration programme that includes building a space station and sending a man to the moon.

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Article ReprintResearchers from the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology check a prototype lunar rover in Shanghai

China will land its first unmanned probe on the moon by the end of the year, state media have reported.

It’s the second phase of a three-stage programme aimed at orbiting, landing on and returning from the moon.

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