China landed a space module on the dark side of the moon Thursday, marking a major achievement for the communist country’s space program. The Chang’e…
China landed a space module on the dark side of the moon Thursday, marking a major achievement for the communist country’s space program.
The Chang’e-4 lunar probe made a soft-landing and transmitted the first-ever “close range” image of the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration said. It also comes as tensions between the U. S. and China heat up. The moon rotates at the same rate as the Earth, making it difficult for people to peek at the orb’s other side.
The successful landing “lifted the mysterious veil” of the far side of the moon and “opened a new chapter in human lunar exploration,” the agency said in a statement on its website. The statement included an image of the module touching down.
