China places its communist flag on the moon
A Chinese spacecraft departed from the moon on Thursday, leaving behind a sign of its trip on the lunar surface.
Hua Chuying, China's foreign ministry spokesperson, tweeted images of the nation's flag planted on the moon, while wishing the Chang'e 5 ship a safe journey back.
Chang'e 5's unmanned mission was the latest in a series that comprises the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.
Departing with a load of lunar rocks, the mission represented the first time a spacecraft tried to return moon samples since the Soviet Union did it in the 1970s.
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