News Archive / Tagged: Chang’e

• Chinese Chang’e-4 to be the first probe to land on the Moon’s far side

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 17th, 2015

  After becoming the third country to land a probe on the Moon, China has gained an appetite for lunar firsts. The Chinese government has started the development of the Chang'e-4 mission – the successor of Chang'e-3, which successfully landed on the lunar surface in December 2013.

• Destination Moon: Chang’e 3 conducts historic soft-landing on the Moon

  SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 14th, 2013

  In what could be considered a historic day for spaceflight, the Chinese Chang’e 3 lunar lander carrying the Yutu rover onboard, successfully soft-landed on the Moon today, at 8:11 a.m. EST (1311 GMT), within Sinus Iridum, or the “Bay of Rainbows.” This feat represents a historic achievement for China, which became just the third nation […]

• Chang’e 3 soars to the Moon, following impressive night-time launch

  SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 1st, 2013

  Staying true to the nature of its mythological namesake, the Moon-bound Chinese lander Chang’e 3 thundered into the skies at 17:30 GMT today above the Xichang Satellite Launch Center located in mainland China atop a Long March 3B launch vehicle. Chang’e 3’s historic launch, which was carried live by China’s state television, is of double […]