China plants its flag on the moon with Chang'e 5 lunar lander (photo, video)

China plants its flag on the moon with Chang'e 5 lunar lander (photo, video)
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The sample-collecting Chang'e 5 moon lander deployed a small version of China's five-star red flag on Thursday (Dec. 3), shortly before the mission's attached ascent vehicle launched into lunar orbit.



December 8, 2020 at 02:24AM
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