China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon in a world first, part of its goal of landing a human on the lunar surface by 2030. A rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe took off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province. The mission has drawn concern from China’s arch-rival, the US, about Beijing’s geopolitical intentions amid what the head of Nasa has called a new ‘space race’.
