China launches lunar probe carrying 'Jade Rabbit' please log in to view this image The Chang'e-3 rocket carrying the Jade Rabbit rover blasts off, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwest province of Sichuan. Photo: AFPBeijing: China launched its first ever extraterrestrial landing craft into orbit en route for the moon in the small hours of Monday, in a major milestone for its space programme. The Chang'e-3 lunar probe, which includes the Yutu or Jade Rabbit buggy, blasted off on board an enhanced Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China's southwestern Sichuan province at 1.30am (1730 GMT). [/COLOR] Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sc...jade-rabbit-20131202-2yk54.html#ixzz2mJFsGGoP Can there ever have been a more ****ty name for a space mission "Jade Rabbit " for **** sake what were they thinking. Sounds like a porn star name.
