On May 3, China launched the Chang'e-6 spacecraft to collect and return samples from the moon's mysterious far side -- the first endeavor of its kind in the history of human lunar exploration.
A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasted off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's southern island province of Hainan at 5:27 p.m. (Beijing Time).
"This is my first time seeing a launch, especially since I have been working here for over a year," said Inigo Rojo, a spectator from Spain. He said that watching a rocket launch is one of his dreams.
"I'm super excited to see the launch," he added.
Reporter: Dong Tianjian, Xu Mian, Wang Shikun
Video: Steven Yuen
Editor: James
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