China launches relay satellite for far side moon landing

BEIJING (AP) " China launched a relay satellite on Monday as part of a groundbreaking program to land a probe on the far side of the moon later this year.The satellite lofted into space aboard a Long March-4C rocket will facilitate communication between controllers on Earth and the Chang'e 4 mission, the China National Space Administration said on its website.China hopes to become the first country to soft-land a probe on the moon's far side, also known as the dark side because [...]


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