Chinese lunar lander and new crew spaceship names revealed
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2024
China unveiled on Saturday the names of its manned lunar lander and new crew spaceship. According to a news release from the China Manned Space Agency, the lunar lander that will carry Chinese astronauts to the moon's surface is named Lanyue, or Embracing the Moon, which first appeared in a poem written by the late Chairman Mao Zedong in 1965. The word "Lanyue" symbolizes the Chinese