China to Launch Lunar Probe This Week

By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Space Exploration

A villager ploughs a field as the launch pad housing China's first lunar orbiter, the Chang'e I, is seen at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang, in southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday, Oct. 21 2007. China is expected to launch the lunar probe later this month, just weeks after regional rival Japan successfully sent a lunar satellite into orbit. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)

(AP) -- China will launch its first lunar probe this week, an official said Monday - weeks after regional rival Japan put one in high orbit over the moon in a big leap forward in Asia's undeclared space race.

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