China realizó con éxito este jueves el alunizaje de una sonda en la cara oculta de la Luna, una primicia mundial que refuerza las ambiciones espaciales de Pekín. La sonda Chang'e-4, que había despegado de la Tierra el 8 de diciembre, se posó sin problemas en la Luna a las 10H26 hora de Pekín (9:26 p.m. hora colombiana), informó la agencia Xinhua.
JIN LIWANG/XINHUA(190103) -- BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A simulated landing process of Chang'e-4 lunar probe is seen through the monitor at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2019. China's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side never visible from Earth. The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, landed at the preselected landing area on the far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m. Beijing Time (0226 GMT), the China National Space Administration announced. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) JIN LIWANG/XINHUA(190103) -- BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A simulated landing process of Chang'e-4 lunar probe is seen through the monitor at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2019. China's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side never visible from Earth. The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, landed at the preselected landing area on the far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m. Beijing Time (0226 GMT), the China National Space Administration announced. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) jin liwang*/XINHUA(190103) -- BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by the China National Space Administration on Jan. 3, 2019 shows an image taken by China's Chang'e-4 probe after its landing.
China's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side never visible from Earth. The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, landed at the preselected landing area on the far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m. Beijing Time (0226 GMT), the China National Space Administration announced. (Xinhua) JIN LIWANG/XINHUA(190103) -- BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Technicians celebrate after the landing of Chang'e-4 lunar probe, at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2019. China's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side never visible from Earth. The probe, comprising a lander and a rover, landed at the preselected landing area on the far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m. Beijing Time (0226 GMT), the China National Space Administration announced. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)