At first glance, it may look as if a UFO crashed, but it’s really just pieces of the Chang’e II rocket. The villagers heard two loud explosions during the night and awoke to find their village in “Suichuan County, Jiangxi dotted with huge pieces of metal.” Click here for more pictures.

China’s other space plans include the launch of the first module of a future space station next year followed by the dispatch of manned spacecraft to dock with it.

[via Dailymail]

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