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A photograph of the giant screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows photo of China's Chang'e 3 probe, taken by the country's first lunar rover, Yutu, during the mutual-photograph process, in Beijing December 15, 2013.
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China's space odyssey A photograph of the giant screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows photo of China's Chang'e 3 probe, taken by the country's first lunar rover, Yutu, during the mutual-photograph process, in Beijing December 15, 2013.
The Long March-3B rocket carrying the Chang'e-3 lunar probe blasts off from the launch pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province December 2, 2013.
A photograph taken on a giant screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing shows an animated image of the Chang'e-3 lunar probe landing onto the surface of the moon, December 14, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
The Long March 3B rocket carrying the Chang'e-3 lunar probe is seen docked at the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Liangshan, Sichuan province December 1, 2013.
Visitors take pictures of a prototype model of a lunar rover at the 15th China International Industry Fair in Shanghai, November 5, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
Astronauts (L-R) Wang Yaping, NieHaisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang salute during a press event after they were eased from quarantine, in Beijing July 11, 2013.
Chinese astronaut NieHaisheng waves before getting out of the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft after it landed at its main landing site in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 26, 2013.
Ground crew helps a Chinese astronaut exit from the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft after it returning to earth at its main landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 26, 2013.
Students raise their hands to ask questions to Wang Yaping (on screen), a member of the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft astronauts who is giving a lecture on the Tiangong-1 space module, at a school in Beijing, June 20, 2013.
A policeman stands guard next to a component of the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft which was found in BadainJaran Desert after the launch, in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region June 12, 2013.
People observe the Long March 2-F rocket loaded with Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft carrying Chinese astronauts NieHaisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping lift off from the launch pad in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province June 11, 2013.
China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft and its carrier Long March 2-F rocket are seen being transferred to its launching site at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu province June 3, 2013.
Employees install a signage of the 54th Research Institute of CETC (China Electronic Technology Group Corporation), which takes the main responsibility of the research and development tasks of a massive radio telescope, at the foot of the telescope in Shanghai October 28, 2012.
Chinese soldier stands beside Long March II-F rocket loaded with China's unmanned space module Tiangong-1 at the launch pad in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, September 28, 2011.
An illustration of the working process of China's Tiangong-1 space module.
An illustration of the interior of China's Tiangong-1 space module.
Visitors walk inside the Space Home Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site, April 15, 2010.
The Long-March II-F rocket carrying the Shenzhou VII manned spacecraft blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, September 25, 2008.
Jing Haipeng, one of the astronauts for the Shenzhou-7 manned spacecraft, enters the cabin during a drill for the launch of the Shenzhou-7 manned spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu province, August 31, 2008.
The Shenzhou-7 manned spaceship and the Long-March II-F rocket sit on the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu province, September 20, 2008.
Children play in front of the Shenzhou-7 manned spaceship, the Long-March II-F rocket and the escape tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu province, September 20, 2008.
Researchers from the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology check a prototype lunar rover in Shanghai, April 23, 2008.
A child plays with a model of the moon displayed at Beijing Planetarium, November 29, 2007.
A visitor walks inside a tunnel while viewing a space display at Beijing Planetarium, November 29, 2007.
Visitors walk among replicas of rockets at a theme park in Wuhu, east China's Anhui province, October 23, 2007.
Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping waves after she gets out from the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft returning to earth at its main landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 26, 2013.
Pupils fly paper planes during a live broadcast of a lecture given by Shenzhou-10 spacecraft astronauts (on screen from L to R, Zhang Xiaoguang, Wang Yaping and NieHaisheng) on the Tiangong-1 space module, at a primary school in Hengyang, Hunan province June 20, 2013.
The Long March 2-F rocket loaded with Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft carrying Chinese astronauts NieHaisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping lifts off from the launch pad in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province June 11, 2013.
Chinese astronauts (from L to R) Zhang Xiaoguang, NieHaisheng and Wang Yaping salute in a re-entry capsule during a training at Beijing Aerospace City in Beijing, April 29, 2013.
The Long March II-F rocket loaded with a Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft carrying Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang lifts off from the launch pad in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province June 16, 2012.
Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, ZhaiZhigang and Liu Boming salute before taking part in a drill for the launch of the Shenzhou-7 manned spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu province, September 3, 2008.
The Shenzhou-7 manned spaceship and the Long-March II-F rocket sit on the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in Gansu province, September 20, 2008.
China launches its second manned spacecraft Shenzhou VI at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu province, October 12, 2005.
China launches its second manned spacecraft Shenzhou VI at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu province, October 12, 2005.
Soldiers watch the Long March CZ-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou VI blast off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, October 12, 2005.