Chang'e-1 is successfully launched

China launched its first lunar probe on Oct. 24 of 2007, the first step into its ambitious three-stage moon mission, marking a new milestone in the country's space exploration history.Read more

Chang'e-1 takes 1st picture of the lunar polar region

China publishes its first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1, the country's first lunar probe, on January 31 of 2008, marking the full success of its lunar probe project. Read more

Chang'e-1 impacts the moon under control

Chang'e-1, China's first lunar probe, impacted the moon at 4:13 p.m. Beijing Time (0813 GMT) , on March 1, 2009. Read more

Chang'e-2 is sent into space

China launched its second unmanned lunar probe, Chang'e-2 on October 1 of 2010, inaugurating the second phase of a three-step moon mission, which will culminate in a soft-landing on the moon.Read more

Chang'e-2 sends data from 1.7 mln km away

China's second moon orbiter, the Chang'e-2, has sent back its first batch of data while orbiting the second Lagrange Point (L2) about 1.7 million kilometers away from Earth.Read more

China publishes high-resolution full moon map

China on February 6 of 2012, published a full coverage map of the moon, as well as several high-resolution images of the celestial body, captured by the country's second moon orbiter, the Chang'e-2.Read more