state media

Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2010 ![][1] China’s second lunar probe entered the moon’s orbit on Saturday, eight days after the Long March 3C rocket carrying the Chang’e-2 blasted off from the launch centre, state media reported. The unmanned probe will start “scientific exploration activities soon,” said the official Xinhua news agency, citing the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The Chang’e-2 will first circle the moon at a d

[1]: http://www.space-travel.com/images/chang-e-1-china-lunar-bg.jpg

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