China is really serious when it comes to space exploration. In fact, in the last couple of years, China has made a very massive leap forward towards space exploration. Just check out these jaw-dropping images of the lunar surface at the end of the article, and you’ll definitely see why.

One of the best examples of China’s space program development is their Lunar Exploration Program —also known as the Chang’e program— an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The program incorporates lunar orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return spacecraft, launched using Long March rockets.

The Change’3 specifically was launched in December 2013 as part of the second phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.

According to reports, the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program has been categorized into three main operational phases:



