China Preps for Launch of Historic Mission to Moon's Far Side on Friday

China is getting set to launch the first-ever surface mission to the moon's far side.

The robotic Chang'e 4 mission is scheduled to launch atop a Long March 3B rocket on Friday (Dec. 7) at around 1:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT; 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 8 local China time).

If all goes according to plan, Chang'e 4's lander-rover duo will touch down within the moon's South Pole‐Aitken (SPA) basin after a 27-day flight, then
study both the surface and subsurface of this region.

More at: https://www.space.com/42647-china-moon-far-side-mission-change4-ready. html?utm_source=sdc-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20181207-sdc

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