China's lunar probe Chang'e-3 has moved a step closer to the moon. The probe descended from a 100 kilometer-high lunar orbit to an elliptical orbit with its nearest point, just 15 kilometers from the moon's surface. China's lunar probe Chang'e-3 ente...
By CCTV reporte Han Bin The Change-3 lunar probe will be the countrys first attempt at a soft landing on any extra terrestrial surface and the first moon landing by any country in almost 40 years. The extreme distances present new challenges for the...
China has held its first press conference on the Change-3 moon rover mission, which will be called Yutu. The State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense says the lunar rover, will be launched in early December. Its...
