China has become the first country to land a probe on the far side of the Moon. The Chang'e-4 probe, comprising a lander and a rover, touched down at 10.26 am Beijing time, according to China National Space Administration, which released images of a rocky surface around the landing site. Chang'e-4's landing "opened a new chapter in human lunar exploration”, the space administration said. (China's space agency lands first probe on far side of the Moon, by Financial Times)
Comment:
Lunar exploration project is an extremely challenging high-tech, requiring persistence in implementing the innovation-driven development strategy and expecting no outside help in breaching technical bottlenecks. Chang'e-4 has been a reflection of China's persistence on self-reliant innovation.
(Editor Shao Jingjing)
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