China launches second lunar probe
China on Friday launched its second lunar probe, state television showed — the next step in its ambitious plans to become the second country to put a man on the moon.
A Long March 3C rocket carrying the Chang’e-2, which will go into orbit within 15 kilometres (nine miles) of the moon, blasted off from the launch centre in Xichang city in southwestern Sichuan province, CCTV reported.
AFP
READ MORE
- UOB: SMEs in APAC spent more on technology in 2021 than ever before
- Vietnam is catching up on the chip race with FPT Semiconductor
- Vantage Data Centers introduces its second Kuala Lumpur data center
- As 5G deployment expands globally, Malaysian telcos rule 4G
- A world-first in AR glasses to enhance the workforce