China is set to launch its first lunar rover mission, marking a key milestone in the country's ambitious space programme. The Chang'e-3 rocket, carrying the Jade Rabbit rover, was set to blast off at 1:30am on Monday (17:30 GMT on Sunday) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern Sichuan province. "We have been rehearsing the entire flight process. But for some crucial stages, we will do repeated exercises, more times than for other processes," said Wu Fenglei, deputy director of the system design department at the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Centre. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV was promising live coverage of the launch, starting an hour and a half in advance.
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