Stunning new photos of the Earth and the moon taken from China’s Chang’e 5’s test vehicle.
More testing will be required before this spacecraft is ready to land on the lunar surface. In 2017, this spacecraft’s mission will be to land on the lunar surface, collect samples and return to earth.
Meanwhile in China…the CNSA (China National Space Administration) is ramping up their efforts to develop a fully functional space station and set up a research station on the moon.