Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth.

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