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China's Youngest-Ever Astronaut Crew Head To Space Station
China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030.
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China Plans To Send Crewed Spacecraft To Moon By 2030
China plans to send two rockets to the moon by 2030, one carrying the spacecraft that will land on the surface and the other transporting the astronauts.
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Abandoned Rocket Debris May Have Crashed Into Far Side of Moon; Scientists Hope to Confirm in Coming Days
The state of a three-tonne discarded rocket part that should have crashed into the far side of the Moon by now is not known, say astronomers. Scientists had expected the rocket part to hit the lunar surface on Friday at a speed exceeding 8,800kmph, dig out a small crater, and create a plume of smoke. But there have been no such signs so far.
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Rocket To Crash Into Moon On March 4. China Says "Not Ours"
China on Monday denied responsibility for a rocket set to slam into the Moon, after experts said the piece of space junk likely came from Beijing's lunar exploration programme.
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Rocket Set to Crash on Moon Built by China, Not SpaceX, Say Astronomers in Course Correction
Rocket scheduled to crash on the surface of Moon on March 4 was not built by SpaceX, astronomers have announced, correcting their earlier analysis. It was, in fact, built by China, astronomers have now deciphered.
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China's New Medium-Lift Rocket Long March 8 Makes Maiden Flight Carrying 5 Satellites
China’s medium-lift Long March 8 Y-1 rocket took its first flight on Tuesday, December 22, under a long-term plan to develop reusable launch vehicles aimed at reducing mission costs and speeding up launch schedules for commercial clients.
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China’s Chang’e 5 Spacecraft Lands on Moon to Bring Rocks Back to Earth for the First Time Since 1970s
Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 5 landed on the moon to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s.
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In Space, the US Sees a Rival in China
China, whose space effort is run by the People's Liberation Army, today launches more rockets into space than any other country.
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China Launches Rover for First Far Side of the Moon Landing
China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon.
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With Rocket Launched At Moon's Dark Side, China's Huge Leap In Space Race
With Rocket Launched At Moon's Dark Side, China's Huge Leap In Space RaceThe most ambitious robotic moon probe ever by any space-faring country was launched by China on Saturday morning. What makes the endeavor special is that it would be the first time that a rover will attempt to land on the dark side of the moon, that is always tilted away from ...
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China Prepares Mission to Land Spacecraft on Moon's Far Side
If successful, the mission scheduled to blast off aboard a Long March 3B rocket will propel the Chinese space program to a leading position in one of the most important areas of lunar exploration.
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China's Attempt To Launch One Of World's Most Powerful Rockets Fails
'Long March-5 Y2' is one of world's most powerful rocket and is capable of lifting 25 tonnes into a low earth orbit and a 14 tonne class of communications satellite.
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China Launches Its Most Powerful Heavy-Lift Rocket
China on Thursday successfully launched its most powerful heavy-lift rocket which is expected to be used in future space programmes like building a permanent space station and for Moon and Mars missions as the Communist giant seeks to become a major space power.
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China Launches Test Return Orbiter for Lunar Mission
The mission is to obtain data and validate re-entry tech for a future touchdown on the moon by Chang'e-5, expected to launch in 2017.
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China's Youngest-Ever Astronaut Crew Head To Space Station
China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030.
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China Plans To Send Crewed Spacecraft To Moon By 2030
China plans to send two rockets to the moon by 2030, one carrying the spacecraft that will land on the surface and the other transporting the astronauts.
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Abandoned Rocket Debris May Have Crashed Into Far Side of Moon; Scientists Hope to Confirm in Coming Days
The state of a three-tonne discarded rocket part that should have crashed into the far side of the Moon by now is not known, say astronomers. Scientists had expected the rocket part to hit the lunar surface on Friday at a speed exceeding 8,800kmph, dig out a small crater, and create a plume of smoke. But there have been no such signs so far.
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Rocket To Crash Into Moon On March 4. China Says "Not Ours"
China on Monday denied responsibility for a rocket set to slam into the Moon, after experts said the piece of space junk likely came from Beijing's lunar exploration programme.
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Rocket Set to Crash on Moon Built by China, Not SpaceX, Say Astronomers in Course Correction
Rocket scheduled to crash on the surface of Moon on March 4 was not built by SpaceX, astronomers have announced, correcting their earlier analysis. It was, in fact, built by China, astronomers have now deciphered.
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China's New Medium-Lift Rocket Long March 8 Makes Maiden Flight Carrying 5 Satellites
China’s medium-lift Long March 8 Y-1 rocket took its first flight on Tuesday, December 22, under a long-term plan to develop reusable launch vehicles aimed at reducing mission costs and speeding up launch schedules for commercial clients.
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China’s Chang’e 5 Spacecraft Lands on Moon to Bring Rocks Back to Earth for the First Time Since 1970s
Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 5 landed on the moon to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s.
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In Space, the US Sees a Rival in China
China, whose space effort is run by the People's Liberation Army, today launches more rockets into space than any other country.
-
China Launches Rover for First Far Side of the Moon Landing
China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon.
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With Rocket Launched At Moon's Dark Side, China's Huge Leap In Space Race
With Rocket Launched At Moon's Dark Side, China's Huge Leap In Space RaceThe most ambitious robotic moon probe ever by any space-faring country was launched by China on Saturday morning. What makes the endeavor special is that it would be the first time that a rover will attempt to land on the dark side of the moon, that is always tilted away from ...
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China Prepares Mission to Land Spacecraft on Moon's Far Side
If successful, the mission scheduled to blast off aboard a Long March 3B rocket will propel the Chinese space program to a leading position in one of the most important areas of lunar exploration.
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China's Attempt To Launch One Of World's Most Powerful Rockets Fails
'Long March-5 Y2' is one of world's most powerful rocket and is capable of lifting 25 tonnes into a low earth orbit and a 14 tonne class of communications satellite.
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China Launches Its Most Powerful Heavy-Lift Rocket
China on Thursday successfully launched its most powerful heavy-lift rocket which is expected to be used in future space programmes like building a permanent space station and for Moon and Mars missions as the Communist giant seeks to become a major space power.
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China Launches Test Return Orbiter for Lunar Mission
The mission is to obtain data and validate re-entry tech for a future touchdown on the moon by Chang'e-5, expected to launch in 2017.
