- On Thursday, if all goes to plan, China's Chang'e 5-T1 will blast off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan. The spacecraft will fly around the back of the moon and return to Earth. Why? To test technology for a lunar sample return mission in 2017. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26420-china-set-to-launch-probe-on-round-trip-to-the-moon.html#.veuqkfnf9ec 31 comments space
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