China's moon rover , Jade Rabbit or Yutu in Chinese , which is problematic , has died at the surface of the moon , state media reported on Wednesday ( 02/12/2014 ) . It was a major setback for the ambitious space program of the country just a few weeks after the soft landing that many explorers celebrated in China .
China's first moon rover that " can not be repaired to full functionality on Monday as expected " , China News Service said the state-run in a short report , after the mission was a milestone last month suffered mechanical damage .
Jade Rabbit or Yutu was operated on the lunar surface on December 15 after the first soft landing on the moon after nearly four decades , and is seen as a symbol of China's global role enhancement and technological progress . China is the third country to complete the exploration missions months after the United States and the former Soviet Union and the landing is an important step forward for an ambitious space program that is managed by Beijing military .
Silver rover was experiencing " mechanical control failure " at the end of January related to " the complexity of the lunar surface environment " , the official Xinhua news agency said . Jade rabbit was reported to not work since that time . Jade Rabbit is designed to spend about three months in order to explore the natural resources on the moon .
Potential resource to extract the month has been touted as the main reason behind Beijing 's space program . Months believed to contain uranium , titanium , and other mineral resources . However , the cost was phenomenal mission to make the project economically not feasible , say experts . Beijing has plans to build a permanent space station by 2020 and eventually send humans to the moon .
Jade Rabbit related damage , greeting sadness was poured on Weibo , a Twitter kind of service that is very popular in China , China News Service said in a report .
Chinese state media has praised the success of the mission as a technology and a symbol of national pride .
Jade Rabbit has sent a number of photos of moon explorers few hours after it was placed there , while the soft landing officials praised it as a giant leap for " mankind as a whole " .
Color photographs that show the Chinese national flag in the cruiser . The images are transmitted directly to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center , where President Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang Prime Minister watched the broadcast . The photos also showed the vehicle was released to Xinhua landing of Chang'e , the gold foil covered , standing in sinuses or Bay of Rainbows Iridum , open the solar panels to generate electricity .
The mission to the moon that occurred a decade after China first sent astronauts into space and is seen as a symbol of the ruling Communist Party 's success in turning the fate of the once impoverished nation .
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