China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done

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Aug 20, 08:31 PM 1 source: Space
China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
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Aug 21, 10:01 AM 1 source: The Conversation
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done