Coast to Coast AM with George Noory

Coast to Coast AM with George Noory

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Chinese Craft Lands on the 'Dark Side' of the Moon

China's space agency accomplished a historic feat last evening when they  became the first nation to land a craft on the far side of the moon.  The mysterious lunar realm, colloquially mislabeled as the 'dark side'  of the moon, had heretofore only been observed by orbiting astronauts  and photographed by satellites. Beyond that, the area has never explored  on the ground by any space agency due to its rocky terrain and  difficulties surrounding communicating with a craft located on the  hemisphere which almost permanently faces away from the Earth. 

Nonetheless, in an admirable accomplishment, China's Chang'e 4 craft reportedly managed to successfully land on the mysterious side of the moon and is  already beaming back images from the site. Celebrating the  history-making landing, the nation's space agency declared that it  "opened up a new chapter in human lunar exploration." While that may  sound like a bit of hyperbole, the vast array of instruments aboard the  craft, which is both a lander and a rover, suggest that may not be just wishful thinking.

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