China's Chang'e 6 probe has touched down on the far side of the moon on its mission to be the first to collect rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere.
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00:00China has successfully landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of
00:04the moon. The sixth mission in China's Chang'e Moon Exploration Program aims to
00:10bring back the world's first rock and soil samples from the side of the moon
00:13facing away from Earth. The program is part of a growing rivalry with the U.S.
00:18and other nations to explore space. Beijing aims to put a person on the moon
00:22before 2030, which would make it the second country to do so after the United
00:27States.