China launches historic mission to far side of the moon

China has launched an uncrewed spacecraft on an almost two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon – the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.

The Long March-5, China’s largest rocket, blasted off at 5.27pm Friday Beijing time (0927 GMT) from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on the southern island of Hainan with the more than eight metric ton Chang’e-6 probe.

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