A Chinese rover has made tracks in the Moon’s soft dust, the latest step in Beijing’s goal for a manned landing by 2025, writes Lucy Hornby in Beijing.
The arrival of the Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, on Saturday made China the third nation to complete the controlled landing of a spacecraft on the satellite, joining the US and the former Soviet Union in a feat of technological strength and national pride.
Chang’e 3, the lunar lander that carried the vehicle, made the first “soft landing” since 1976, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The craft, named after a lunar goddess, then opened to release the remote-controlled rover, which will conduct geological surveys.
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