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China : Successfully soft lands Jade Rabbit Robot Rover on the Moon (Video)
Sunday, December 15, 2013 11:47
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China : Successfully soft lands Jade Rabbit Robot Rover on the Moon
December 14, 2013
China: New contender in space amakes a successful sopft landing on the moon.
China has rapidly built up its space program since it first sent an astronaut into space in 2003. In 2012, the country conducted 18 space launches, according to the Pentagon.
The Chang’e-3 mission constitutes the second phase of China’s moon exploration program, which includes orbiting, landing and returning to Earth.
In 2010, China captured images of the landing site for the 2013 probe, the Bay of Rainbows, which is considered to be one of the most picturesque parts of the moon.
