China To Launch Chang'e-3 Lunar Lander With Yutu Moon Rover Monday

China will launch its first moon rover mission Monday, state media report, marking a major milestone in an ambitious space program that has seen rapid progress in a relatively short time. The Chang'e-3 rocket carrying the moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, will blast off at 1:30 a.m. local time (Sunday 12:30 p.m. EST), from a launching pad at southwest China, said the official news agency Xinhua. If successful, China will be the third country to soft-land a spacecraft on moon's surface after the U...