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China to launch first probe to return samples from moon's far side

WENCHANG: China on Friday (May 3) 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. The Long March-5, China's largest rocket, blasted off at 5.27pm local time from Wenchang Space

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