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Chinese rover & lander beam back Selfies with China’s Flag shining on Moon’s Surface
Yutu rover emblazoned with Chinese Flag as seen by the Chang’e 3 lander on the moon on Dec. 15, 2013. Credit: China Space
China’s ambitious lunar space exploration program achieved another stunning success Sunday night, Dec 15, when the countries inaugural lunar lander and rover beamed back self portraits of one another snapped from the Moon’s surface – that also proudly displayed the brilliant red Chinese flag standing atop an extraterrestrial body for the very first time in human history.
“I announce the complete success of the Change’-3 mission,” said Ma Xingrui, chief commander of China’s lunar program, during a live CCTV broadcast as the self portraits were shown to a worldwide audience from huge screens mounted at the mission control at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was on hand to personally witness the momentous events in real time.
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