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China has the first nation ever to successfully a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The official China Central Television station that the lunar explorer spaceship, Chang'e 4, down at 10:26am on Thursday. Professor Zhu Menghua, from Macau University of Science and Technology, said the success of the mission was a major milestone for China and the nation as a pioneer in space exploration. He the New York Times: "We Chinese people have something that the Americans have not try." Sun Zezhou, chief designer of Chang'e-4, said: "Landing on the far side of the moon more risky than on the near side."

The Chang'e-4 probe sending photographs back to Earth soon after it on the moon's surface. The China National Space Administration said the mission had, " the mysterious veil" from the far side of the moon and " a new chapter in human lunar exploration". Sun Zezhou reporters about the significance of the program. He said it would, " lay the foundation for future space exploration." He added: "A high-precision landing is a necessity for further the moon and asteroids. We to able to reach the whole moon and even the whole solar system." China also has plans to a returnable spacecraft (Chang'e 5) by 2020.