China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks
If the mission is completed as planned, it would make China the third nation to have retrieved lunar samples after the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Long March-5 Y5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, is seen before taking off from Wenchang Space Launch Center, in Wenchang, Hainan province, China November 24, 2020.(photo credit: REUTERS/TINGSHU WANG)ByREUTERS
