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China is the only country to have ever landed a module on the back side of the moon, having done so the first time with its Chang’e 4 spacecraft in 2019.
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China is the only country to have ever landed a module on the back side of the moon, having done so the first time with its Chang’e 4 spacecraft in 2019.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-spacecraft-lands-on-moon/

Last month, trouble with a pressure relief valve in the Starliner’s Atlas 5 rocket, along a helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion module, scrubbed a May 6 launch attempt
Geologists reveal mysterious and diverse volcanism in lunar Apollo Basin, Chang’e-6 landing site https://phys.org/news/2024-05-geologists-reveal-mysterious-diverse-volcanism.html
https://spacenews.com/change-6-enters-lunar-orbit-ahead-of-far-side-landing-attempt/
Chang’e-6 is part of China’s broader lunar goals. The country will follow up with two missions to the south pole of the moon. These are Chang’e-7 in 2026 and Chang’e-8 around 2028. The country aims to launch its first crewed lunar mission by 2030.
Both sets of missions are part of a plan to establish a permanent lunar base. This project is known as the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) program, planned for the 2030s. A number of countries and organizations have signed up to the project.