New carrier rocket Long March-5 shipped to launch ground (2)

Long March-5 carrier rocket is lifted into a container at North China's Tianjin Port on August 18, 2016. The Long March-5 on Friday was shipped from Tianjin port to Wenchang Launch Center in south China's Hainan province. China plans to launch the Long March-5 in the second half of the year, according to the Carrier Rocket Technology Research Institute. The Long March-5 will be the country's largest carrier rocket, designed to carry 25 tonnes into low-Earth orbit (LEO). It is expected to carry lunar probe Chang'e-5, the core module for China's space station and the Mars probe. [Photo: Xinhua]