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China’s Chang’e-6 blasts off to fetch samples from far side of the moon

Chinese spacecraft begins 53-day journey to collect soil and rocks and bring them back to Earth for scientific study.

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The Chang’e 6 spacecraft lifts off aboard a Long March 5 rocket from the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. Photo: AFP

WENCHANG, China, May 3 (Reuters) - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt.

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China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.

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US support for Taiwan spot at world health forum ‘violates one-China principle’

The Chinese foreign ministry has deplored Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for reinstatement of Taipei’s observer status at this year’s meeting.

3 May 2024 - 4:03PMvideocam

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China has opposed observer status for Taiwan at the World Health Assembly’s annual meeting since 2017 when the DPP came to power in Taipei. Photo: AFP