Tens of thousands of Chinese netizens have sent their blessings to lunar rover Yutu (Jade Rabbit) after it experienced major trouble.
China has carried out its lunar exploration program as current financial and technical conditions have allowed, said Wu Zhijian, spokesman with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, during a press conference.
The moon will soon welcomes in a "rabbit"...China will launch its Chang'e-3 lunar probe early Monday, which carriesthe country's first lunar rover "Yutu", or "Jade Rabbit" in English.The probe will make a soft landing on the moon surface.
The launch of China's lunar probe Chang'e-3 was "successful," the Xichang Satellite Launch Center announced Monday.
China launched the Chang'e-3 lunar probe with the country's first moon rover aboard early on Monday, marking a significant step toward deep space exploration.
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