China launches giant Long March rocket as space race heats up

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Missions involving the Long March 5 will include sending a lunar rover named Chang’e 5 to bring back samples from the moon’s surface, as well as sending spacecraft to Mars

— China launched a Long March 5 rocket from the island province of Hainan on Friday, a key step in its ambitions to reach Mars and cement its place as a major power in space exploration.

This is China’s third launch of the Long March 5. An earlier version of the rocket malfunctioned less than six minutes after liftoff in 2017, pushing back the schedule for Mars missions to mid-2020 from late 2019.

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