First Private Moon Mission to Launch on Chinese Rocket Today

Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 08:01 in Astronomy & Space

The 4M mission will piggyback on a Chinese moon flyby unofficially dubbed Chang'e 5-T1, which aims to test out tech for a future lunar sample-return mission. Liftoff is set for 1:59 p.m. EDT Thursday from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

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