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Fly me to the moon (and back)

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On Monday, Xi Jinping and his six Politburo Standing Committee colleagues met with scientists and engineers involved in China’s Chang’e 5 lunar exploration mission.

Some context: Chang’e 5 (named after the moon goddess Chang’e) was China’s fifth lunar exploration mission. The Change’e 5 spa...