December 18, 2013

China’s Chang’e-3 Lunar Probe Lands on Moon

Chinese state television released this video of the Chang'e-3 space probe landing on the Moon, the first soft-landing in three decades.

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Chinese state television released this video of the Chang’e-3 space probe landing on the Moon, the first soft-landing in three decades.

Watch the landing here:

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