China Takes Next Step Toward Lunar Industrial development.docVIP

China Takes Next Step Toward Lunar Industrial development 　　The successful December 14 landing of China’s Chang’e-3 spacecraft on the Moon， and deployment a few hours later of the Yutu （Jade Rabbit） lunar rover， have laid the basis for its long-term goal of the industrial development of the Moon. Following the success of the first two Chang’e-3 missions， which orbited the Moon， the current mission provides the on-the-ground intensive exploration that will lead to manned missions in the future. 　　China’s lunar exploration program， which has been under development for more than a decade， is aim