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Chang'e 4
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Chang'e 4 is a robotic spacecraft mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of the China National Space Administration, launched December 7, 2018. It made a soft landing on the far side of the Moon on January 3, 2019, the first spacecraft ever to do so, with its lander and the Yutu-2 rover both operating on the lunar surface well beyond their planned mission durations.
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OutcomeSuccessful first ever landing on the lunar far side; lander and Yutu-2 rover both operated well beyond their planned mission durations. 1 Sources
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It made a soft landing on the far side of the Moon, the first spacecraft to do so, on 3 January 2019
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It made a soft landing on the far side of the Moon, the first spacecraft to do so, on 3 January 2019
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