China says unmanned moon mission delayed over 'launch conditions'

China's manned space agency said Sunday it is delaying a research moon mission that is part of Beijing's efforts to land a crew there by 2030, less than two weeks after a rare launch failure.

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  1. First Three Nations to Soft-Land on Moon: The Soviet Union (now Russia) achieved the first successful soft landing with Luna 9 in 1966, followed by the United States with Surveyor 1 in the same year, and China with Chang'e 3 in 2013.
  2. Only Nation to Land on Lunar Far Side: China is the only nation to successfully achieve soft landings on the Moon's far side, first with its Chang'e 4 mission in 2019 and more recently with Chang'e 6 in 2024.
  3. First Nation to Land on Lunar South Pole: India became the first country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon's south pole region with its Chandrayaan-3 mission in August 2023.

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