On 25th October 2007, China's first lunar probe, Chang'e One, blasted off on its mission from the launch center in Sichuan province.
Named after China's Moon goddess, Chang'e One is a manned spacecraft, carrying two astronauts. It is scheduled to move into lunar orbit on 5th November 2007 and will be in the position for one year, sending back three-dimensional pictures of the Moon. Using sophisticated stereo cameras and x-ray spectrometers, it will also analyse dust on the lunar surface. This the first phase in China's ambitious plan to put an unmanned rover on the Moon in 2012 and a man on the Moon before 2020.
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Named after China's Moon goddess, Chang'e One is a manned spacecraft, carrying two astronauts. It is scheduled to move into lunar orbit on 5th November 2007 and will be in the position for one year, sending back three-dimensional pictures of the Moon. Using sophisticated stereo cameras and x-ray spectrometers, it will also analyse dust on the lunar surface. This the first phase in China's ambitious plan to put an unmanned rover on the Moon in 2012 and a man on the Moon before 2020.
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