China Becomes First Nation To Land Spacecraft On Far Side of the Moon
By Fox News // January 3, 2019
"We Chinese people have done something that the Americans have not dared try"
ABOVE VIDEO: China successfully landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first country to ever land on the side of the moon that faces away from Earth, state news media said.
(FOX NEWS) – China successfully landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first country to ever land on the side of the moon that faces away from Earth, state news media said.
The official China Central Television said the lunar explorer Chang’e 4 had touched down at 10:26 a.m.
Zhu Menghua, a professor at Macau University of Science and Technology who worked with Beijing on the mission, said the mission’s success is a major milestone for the country and establishes it as a pioneer in space exploration.
“We Chinese people have done something that the Americans have not dared try,” he said, according to The New York Times.
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