China will land Chang’e-4 probe on the far side of the moon in 2018

Chang’e-3 achieved the first Chinese soft-landing on the moon in December 2013 and is still sending messages back to Earth. China also plans to launch its Chang’e-5 lunar probe to finish the last chapter in China’s three-step (orbiting, landing and return) moon exploration program.

CAS news release, January 15, 2016

China will land Chang’e-4 probe on the far side of the moon in 2018
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