China Launches 1st Lunar Probe

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In this photo released by Chinas official Xinhua news agency Chinas first moon orbiter Change 1 lifts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Chinas Sichuan province on Wednesday October 24 2007. (AP PhotoXinhua Wa ...
In this photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, China's first moon orbiter Chang'e 1 lifts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province, on Wednesday October 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Jianmin)

(AP) -- China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday, an initial step in an ambitious 10-year plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to Earth.


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