Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020 shows the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft blasting off from the lunar surface. The Chinese spacecraft carrying the country's first lunar samples blasted off from the moon late Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. This represented the first-ever Chinese spacecraft to take off from an extraterrestrial body. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)
