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China Moon mission lands Chang'e-4 spacecraft on far sideChina says it has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, the first ever such attempt and landing.At 10:26 Beijing time (02:26 GMT), the un-crewed Chang'e-4 probe touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, state media said.It is carrying instruments to analyse the unexplored region's geology, as well to conduct biological experiments.Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46724727
So the landers must communicate with Earth using a relay satellite named Queqiao - or Magpie Bridge - launched by China last May.Queqiao orbits 65,000km beyond the Moon, around a Lagrange point - a kind of gravitational parking spot in space where it will remain visible to ground stations in China and other countries such as Argentina.
So now what? How do they communicate with the lander?ETA: Proudly posting without reading the article since 1998.FTA:
it's all dark.
????The side facing the sun is dark?
How old are you?Sorry...
Gimme some Pink Floyd! The lunatic is on the grass.....