The fifth Long March-5 rocket, with China's new lunar probe Chang'e-5 on top, is ready to blast off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on November 23, 2020 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced.The China National Space Administration said Chang’e 5 “successfully landed” at its designated site shortly after 11 p.m. (1500 GMT) Tuesday after making a powered descent from its orbiter.
It published images of the barren scene at the landing site, including where the lander's shadow can be seen.The lander was launched Nov.
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