Made in China stamp found
on the “Dark” sise of the moon!
Who knew?
Amazon?
China is ready to go where no one has gone before. It's launching the Chang'e-4 lunar lander Friday on a mission to explore the side of the moon that never shows itself to us here on Earth.
The Chinese government at a press conference in August gave the public a look at the rover Chang'e-4 will be carrying to the moon's surface.
There's been little news out of China on the mission since then and it's not clear whether the launch will be televised anywhere. Chinese state media outlet Xinhua said in August that the public would be able to choose the name for the rover, but the moniker hasn't been revealed yet.
Sources including journalist Andrew Jones, who covers China's space program, report that the launch is currently set for around 1:20 p.m. ET Friday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China using a Long March 3B rocket.
5 years ago China launched the Chang'e-3 lander & rover to make the 1st lunar soft-landing since 1976. On Friday (~18:30 UTC/14:30 ET/02:30 local Saturday) Chang'e-4 will be launched to make the 1st attempt at a landing on the far side of the Moon. It'll look a lot like this: pic.twitter.com/FijgpgX6vJ
https://www.cnet.com/news/chinas-change-4-becomes-first-spacecraft-to-land-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon/