The launching tower where the Chang'e-3 lunar probe has been ready for being launched is loaded with fuel at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 30, 2013. China will launch the Chang'e-3 lunar probe to the moon at 1:30 a.m. Monday. It will be the first time for China to send a spacecraft to soft land on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, where it will conduct surveys on the moon. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)
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China to launch Chang'e-3 lunar probe early Monday
XICHANG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China will launch the Chang'e-3 lunar probe to the moon at 1:30 a.m. Monday from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the mission's launching headquarters said here Saturday.
It will be the first time for China to send a spacecraft to soft land on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, where it will conduct surveys on the moon.
Facilities at the launching site are in good condition and preparations are going well, according to the headquarters. Full story
