May 10, 2024 · A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. (PHOTO: XINHUA) By Staff Reporters. On May 3, China's robotic lunar exploration mission Chang'e 6 probe was launched for the far side of the Moon, the world's first scientific ...