China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon

Ever heard of Yubo, the latest social app thatࢀ™s a hit with teens? State broadcaster CCTV, which ran live coverage of the launch, showed images of CNSA staff in blue uniforms applauding and cheering as they watched the spacecraft climbing through the atmosphere, lighting up the night sky. If the mission is completed as planned, it would make China only the third country to have retrieved lunar samples, joining the United States and the Soviet Union. Upon entering the moonࢀ™s orbit, the spacecraft is intended to deploy a pair of vehicles to the lunar surface: a lander and an ascender….