China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing

By THE MANILA TIMES

Dec 08, 2018 11:40 am

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang launch center in Xichang in China's southwestern Sichuan province early on December 8, 2018. Photo by STR / AFP / China OUT

BEIJING: China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower, state media said.

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