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Monday, 16 December 2013

China plans to launch new lunar probe in 2017

China said Monday its plan to launch its fifth lunar probe in 2017 with the aim of bringing lunar soil and rock samples to Earth was on track after a successful moon landing of another space probe over the weekend.


The Chang’e 5 mission would mark the third and final phase of China’s robotic lunar exploration program and pave the way for possibly landing an astronaut on the moon after 2020.


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The Associated Press via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/uM6RKjcpa0E/

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