Photo taken on Dec 14, 2013 shows the lunar probe Chang'e-3 on the screen of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing. China's lunar probe Chang'e-3, with the country's first moon rover onboard, landed on the moon on Saturday night, marking the first time that China has sent a spacecraft to soft land on the surface of an extraterrestrial body. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Besides the QUESS program, the well-known Chang'e program, the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), remains ongoing. The first two Chang'e lunar orbiters were launched in 2007 and 2010, the Chang'e 3 landed the Moon in 2013, and the fourth and fifth launches are under preparation.