BEIJING: China’s state media and people eagerly awaited the launch on Monday of the country’s first lunar rover mission, the next step in an ambitious space program.

The Chang’e-3 rocket carrying the “Jade Rabbit” rover to explore the moon is set to blast off at 1:30 a.m. local time.

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