China embellishes to be the second nation to plant its flag on the moon after more than fifty years when the US first set off its flag in 1969 during the Apollo mission. Apollo mission helped the US land 12 astronauts over six flights from 1969-1972 and bring back 382 kgs of rocks and soil. The Chinese Chang’e-5 Lunar Vehicle which was launched on November 23 successfully reached the moon on Tuesday. After Chang’s-5 successfully landed on Thursday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released pictures of the Chinese flag stated on the lunar surface. The spacecraft was due to collect 2kg (4.5lb) of material in a previously unexplored area known as Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms), a vast lava plain, according to the science journal Nature. China’s spacecraft now becomes the third successful spacecraft to land on the moon in 2020 after the US and Soviet Union’s in the 1960s and 1970s.

The nation that’s hyped about tech has already spent millions of dollars into its military-run space programs and aims to have a space station by the end of 2022, also sending humans to the moon. Chinese officials state that China’s mission launched from the southern Hainan will be a great step towards China’s attempt to vast vicinity on the moon. After the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 mission, the world now sets an eye on returning of China’s spacecraft on earth as it will be the third successful mission. In 1970, China launched its first satellite that took decades to finally land on the moon in 2003. 

China's attempt to place it's flag on the moon is considered to be a booster for the nation's extra-ordinary achievement.