China broadcasts spacecraft pictures from moon’s far side

BEIJING (AP) — China has broadcast pictures taken by its rover and lander on the moon’s far side.
The pictures on state broadcaster CCTV on Friday show the Jade Rabbit 2 rover and the Chang’e 4 spacecraft that transported it on the first-ever soft landing on the side of the moon, which always faces away from Earth.
The pictures were transmitted by a relay satellite to a control center in Beijing. Space program officials said they mark a success for the mission in showing the ro